repeal
To cancel, invalidate, annul.
Example
“to repeal a law”
Other meanings
To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
To suppress; to repel.
Synonyms
- annul
- cancel
- veto
- lift
- reverse
- overturn
Related words
- repealability
- repealable
- repealer
- repealism
- repealist
- repealment
- rerepeal
- unrepeal
- nonrepealed
- unrepealed
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “repeal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; 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.