repealre‧peal /rɪˈpiːl/ verb [transitive] 
Word Origin Examples
Word OriginWORD ORIGINrepeal
Verb TableOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French repeler, from apeler; ➔ APPEAL2VERB TABLE
repeal
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | repeal |
| he, she, it | repeals | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | repealed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have repealed |
| he, she, it | has repealed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had repealed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will repeal |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have repealed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am repealing |
| he, she, it | is repealing | |
| you, we, they | are repealing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was repealing |
| you, we, they | were repealing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been repealing |
| he, she, it | has been repealing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been repealing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be repealing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been repealing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- Congress repealed the ban on women flying Naval combat missions.
- He has championed the popular ban on assault-style weapons, defending it with gusto as Republicans try to repeal it.
- If Congress were to repeal the amendment this year, GUPS-type investigations would be easier to initiate.
- In fact, the Act does not repeal all of them.
- No special procedures are required for amending or repealing such laws.
- The draconian Special Powers Act was never repealed despite the election promises.
- The House bill repeals the current housing law, while the Senate bill repeals only parts of it and rewrites others.
- The United States Conference of Mayors issued a statement denouncing the move to repeal.
- This was repealed in 1971 and chargeable assets in a deceased's estate pass to the heirs at probate value.
WORD SETS► Government
Collocationsabsolutism, nounadministration, nounagency, nounagent, nounagent provocateur, nounalderman, nounally, nounassembly, nounautarchy, nounautocracy, nounautocrat, nounautonomous, adjectiveautonomy, nounban, nounbaron, nounbig government, nounbilateral, adjectivebody politic, nounbudget, nounbureau, nounbureaucracy, nouncabinet, nouncaliphate, nouncanton, nouncanvass, verbcapital, nouncapitalist, nounCapitol Hill, nounCBE, nouncede, verbcentral, adjectivecentral government, nouncentralism, nouncentralize, verbchancellery, nounchancery, nouncharter, nouncharter, verbchief, nounCIA, the, city hall, nouncity-state, nounclient state, nounCo., coalition, nouncold war, nouncolonial, adjectivecolonial, nouncolonialism, nouncolonize, verbcolony, nouncommissioner, nouncommune, nounconsort, nounconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nounconvention, nouncoronation, nouncount, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountess, nouncounty, nouncounty council, noundecolonize, verbdemocracy, noundemocratic, adjectivedependency, noundespotism, noundétente, noundethrone, verbdevolution, noundictatorial, adjectivedictatorship, noundiplomacy, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirective, noundisinformation, noundispatch, noundispensation, noundissent, verbdistrict council, noundocumentation, nounDOD, dominion, nounDowning Street, noundynasty, nounearl, nounearldom, nounempire, nounEuro, adjectiveEurope, nounexecutive, nounexecutive privilege, nounfall, verbfall, nounfederalism, nounfeudal, adjectivefeudalism, nounfeudalistic, adjectivegazette, nounhead of state, nounhigh commission, nounimperial, adjectiveindependence, nounindependent, adjectiveinfrastructure, nouninstigate, verbinsurgent, nouninsurrection, nounintelligence, nouninternal, adjectivejunket, nounjunta, nounkingdom, nounkingship, nounkitchen cabinet, nounland office, nounland registry, nounlegation, nounlegislature, nounlicensed, adjectivelocal authority, nounlocal government, nounmaharajah, nounmaharani, nounmandate, nounmandated, adjectivemartial law, nounMBE, nounmeasure, nounmidterm, nounministry, nounminority government, nounmisrule, nounmonarchy, nounmonolith, nounmonolithic, adjectivemoratorium, nounmouthpiece, nounmove, verbmover, nounmunicipal, adjectivemunicipality, nounNASA, nounnational, adjectivenational debt, nounNational Health Service, the, nationalize, verbnational monument, nounnation state, nounNATO, nounneocolonialism, nounneutral, adjectiveneutral, nounneutralize, verbnon-aligned, adjectivenon-intervention, nounnon-proliferation, noun-ocracy, suffix-ocrat, suffixofficiate, verboligarchy, nounoperational, adjectiveoperative, nounoverthrow, verboverthrow, nounoverturn, verbpacify, verbpact, nounpalatinate, nounpardon, nounparish, nounpartition, nounpass, verbpeer, nounpeer, verbpeerage, nounpeeress, nounpermit, nounplenary, adjectiveplutocracy, nounpolice state, nounpolitburo, nounpolitical science, nounpolity, nounpork, nounpork barrel, nounportfolio, nounpossession, nounprecinct, nounprefecture, nounpremiership, nounpresidium, nounprotectorate, nounpublic, adjectivepublic service, nounquota, nounR, ratify, verbrealm, nounrecall, nounrecognition, nounrecognize, verbregency, nounregent, nounregime, nounregister, nounregulation, nounrelease, nounrepeal, verbrepresentative, nounrepressive, adjectiverepublic, nounrepublican, adjectiverescind, verbreunify, verbrevoke, verbrising, nounroyalist, nounruling, adjectivesanction, nounseat, nounsecret agent, nounsecurity service, nounself-governing, adjectiveself-rule, nounsheikh, nounshire, nounsocial democracy, nounsocialist, adjectivesocial service, nounsovereign, adjectivesovereignty, nounspin doctor, nounstaff, nounstate, nounstatehood, nounStatehouse, nounstate line, nounstate of emergency, nounstatewide, adjectivesubject, adjectivesubject, verbsultanate, nounsummit, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsupranational, adjectivesurgery, nounsuzerainty, nountechnocracy, nounterritory, nounthrone, nountopple, verbtotalitarian, adjectivetown planning, nountownship, nountransit visa, nountreaty, nountribalism, nountripartite, adjectivetrusteeship, nountsarism, nountyrant, nountzarism, noununconstitutional, adjectiveunification, noununify, verbunilateral, adjectiveunion, nounUnion Jack, nounvassal, nounVIP, nounviscount, nounviscountess, nounwelfare state, nounWhitehall, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► repeal an act
if a government repeals a law, it officially ends that law—repeal noun [uncountable] (=officially end it)· The Act was repealed by the incoming Labour government.
► repeal a law (=officially end a law)· Many people want the law to be repealed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► act· Parliamentary sovereignty is still intact in so far as Parliament can still repeal the act committing us to entry.· Now Congress is primed to repeal the Housing Act of 1937 by enacting a series of sweeping reforms.· Therefore, we intend to repeal the Act when alternative regulations governing working times are in place.· What, then, is the effect of the repealing Act upon the case before us?
► assault· I will veto any attempt to repeal the assault weapons ban or the Brady bill.· He still stands for repealing the assault weapons ban.
► ban· A resolution to repeal the ban, sponsored by Rep.· I will veto any attempt to repeal the assault weapons ban or the Brady bill.· He still stands for repealing the assault weapons ban.
► bill· The House bill repeals the current housing law, while the Senate bill repeals only parts of it and rewrites others.· Lawmakers approved a bill repealing the tax in 1979, but Gov.
► law· No special procedures are required for amending or repealing such laws.· DeLay spokesman Tony Rudy later explained that DeLay meant that Congress had not repealed whole laws.· There is a movement afoot to draft legislation that would repeal the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law.· Wilson Would repeal the state law requiring counties to operate the program.· Peel repeals the Corn Law, and what happens?· The House bill repeals the current housing law, while the Senate bill repeals only parts of it and rewrites others.· The number of laws on the statute book increases cumulatively since governments repeal relatively few laws.· So, I asked, would he also move to repeal the anti-pot laws?
► legislation· This new act of 1773 repealed all the previous legislation on longitude.
► tax· They want to repeal a tax the heirs of millionaires pay.· The House and Senate voted overwhelmingly last month to repeal the tax break only after it had become public.· He and buddy Chuck Bauman have been circulating petitions for months asking voters to repeal property taxes.· So, if voters decide this fall to repeal property taxes, all hell breaks lose on the school-funding front.· Dole is leading the push in Congress for repealing the gasoline tax.· Lawmakers approved a bill repealing the tax in 1979, but Gov.
VERB► vote· The House is all but certain to vote to repeal the law.· The measure now goes to the House of Delegates, which voted to repeal the song in the past.