cancel

verb
can·cel

To cross out something with lines etc.

Other meanings

To invalidate or annul something.
“He cancelled his order on their website.”
To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused.
“This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code.”

Synonyms

call off
scratch
scrub

Related words

cancelability
cancelbot
cancellability
cancellable
cancelment
miscancel
overcancel
autocancel
cancelable
soft-cancel
canceler
cancel someone's Christmas

Example sentences

“I have to cancel our lesson today.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“Why did they cancel the event?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Cancel culture is made up.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "cancellō" (to make resemble a lattice).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “cancel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.