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   cancel

   /ˈkansl/

   verb

   • 1. decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place: "he was forced to cancel his visit" Similar call offabandonscrapdroppostponemothballinformal:scrubscratchaxenixredline
   • ▪ annul or revoke (a formal arrangement which is in effect): "his visa had been cancelled" Similar annulinvalidatenullifydeclare null and voidrender null and voidvoidrevokerescindretractcountermandset asidetake backwithdrawrecallrepealoverruleoverrideabrogatequashextinguishremitretirevacatedischargerare:disannulnegate
   • ▪ abolish or make void (a financial obligation): "I intend to cancel your debt to me"
   • 2. (of a factor or circumstance) neutralize or negate the force or effect of (another): "the shipping costs cancelled out any savings" Similar neutralizecounterbalancecounteractbalance (out)countervailnegatenullifywipe outoffsetcompensate formake up forrare:negativecounterweigh
   • ▪ delete (an equal factor) from both sides of an equation or from the numerator and denominator of a fraction: "‘Divide by 9’ cancels out ‘multiply by 9’"
   • 3. publicly boycott or withdraw support from (a person, organization, etc.) for promoting beliefs that are regarded as socially unacceptable: "fans on social media are torn over whether to support or cancel him"
   • 4. mark, pierce, or tear (a ticket or stamp) to show that it has been used or invalidated: "cancelling stamps on registered mail"

   noun

   • 1. a mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used: "a stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel"
   • 2. a new page or section inserted in a book to replace the original text, typically to correct an error: "a cancel title page"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘obliterate or delete writing by drawing or stamping lines across it’): from Old French canceller, from Latin cancellare, from cancelli ‘crossbars’.

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