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cancel

/ cancel /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
of cheques or tickets
Type of:
score mark
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
declare null and void; make ineffective
"Cancel the election results"
"strike down a law"
Type of:
declare adjudge hold
Kinds of:
revoke annul lift countermand reverse
Derived:
cancellation natural
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
"Call off the engagement"
"cancel the dinner party"
Derived:
cancellation
Entails:
schedule
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
make up for
"His skills offset his opponent''s superior strength"
Type of:
balance equilibrate equilibrize
Kinds of:
counteract countervail neutralize counterbalance
Derived:
counterbalance offset
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 5
a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
Type of:
musical notation
Derived:
strike down
verb Sense 6
remove or make invisible
"Please delete my name from your list"
Type of:
remove take take away
Kinds of:
erase rub out score out efface wipe off
Derived:
deletion excision cut
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
36
Times Searched
3
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score mark declare adjudge hold revoke annul lift countermand reverse balance equilibrate