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repeal

/ɹəˈpiːl/noun, verb2 syllables

Repeal means: cancel officially.

Synonyms for repeal14

noun, as in the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

abrogation, annulment

verb, as in cancel officially

revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, overturn, rescind, vacate

also used for repeal

cancel, invalidate, veto, abrogate

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What does repeal mean?2

verb

1

cancel officially“He revoked the ban on smoking”

noun

1

the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with repeal?25

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Repeal in a sentence

  • If the law is not repealed, in toto, what recourse do citizens have?LB
  • The laws were draconian, and were quickly repealed.Teangloir
  • I think they should repeal that law.CK
  • We request that they repeal this law.deathpulse42
  • We demand the repeal of this law.sundown
  • We demand that this law be repealed.sundown
  • The new ordinance has been repealed.Miktsoanit
  • The reform was repealed by the Parliament.Miktsoanit

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Forms of repeal

as a noun

plural
repeals

as a verb

past tense
repealed
present participle
repealing
third-person singular
repeals
past participle
repealed