repeal
To cancel, invalidate, annulTo cancel, invalidate, annul.
» I think they should repeal that law.
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3 senses(transitive)To cancel, invalidate, annul.
to repeal a law
1776, Samuel Johnson, letter to James Boswell, cited in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, p. 8, As manners make laws, manners likewise repeal them.
annullieren
отменя́тьotmenjátʹ, отмени́тьotmenítʹ, аннули́роватьannulírovatʹ
cancel officially
To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
To suppress; to repel.
Examples
11 sentencesI think they should repeal that law.
The new ordinance has been repealed.
deDie neue Verordnung ist widerrufen worden. — mraz
We request that they repeal this law.
We demand that this law be repealed.
deWir fordern die Abschaffung dieses Gesetzes. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We demand the repeal of this law.
ruМы требуем упразднения этого закона. — marafon
deWir fordern die Abschaffung dieses Gesetzes. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, reFrom Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), from Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), from re- and pellō (“push or strike”). Doublet of repel.
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Forms
repeals, repealing, repealed, repealedSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle