Verb
cancel -
declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results" ; "strike down a law"
strike down
adjudge ,
declare ,
hold state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
countermand ,
repeal ,
rescind ,
annul ,
revoke ,
vacate ,
reverse ,
overturn ,
lift cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking" ; "lift an embargo" ; "vacate a death sentence"
remit diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted"
write off concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"
annul ,
quash ,
nullify ,
invalidate ,
void ,
avoid take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"
recall cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh"
cancel -
make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
offset ,
set off
equilibrise ,
equilibrize ,
equilibrate ,
balance bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium
countervail ,
counterbalance ,
counteract ,
neutralize oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
cancel -
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement" ; "cancel the dinner party" ; "we had to scrub our vacation plans" ; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
call off ,
scratch ,
scrub
schedule plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week"
cancel -
make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"
invalidate
score ,
mark make underscoring marks
cancel -
remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"
delete
take away ,
remove ,
withdraw ,
take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
rub out ,
score out ,
wipe off ,
efface ,
erase remove by wiping
expunge ,
excise ,
scratch ,
strike remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"
