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[ ri-peel ] / rɪˈpil / SEE SYNONYMS FOR repeal ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant. to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative enactment; abrogate. nounthe act of repealing; revocation; abrogation. Origin of repeal1275–1325; Middle English repelen<Anglo-French repeler, equivalent to re-re- + ( a) peler to appeal SYNONYMS FOR repeal2 nullify, abolish, rescind, invalidate. SEE SYNONYMS FOR repeal ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM repealre·peal·a·bil·i·ty, re·peal·a·ble·ness, nounre·peal·a·ble, adjectivere·peal·er, nounnon·re·peal·a·ble, adjective un·re·peal·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·re·peal·a·ble, adjectiveun·re·pealed, adjective Words nearby repealrepass, repast, repatriate, repatriation, repay, repeal, repeat, repeated, repeater, repeating decimal, repeating firearm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for repealThat repeal looks increasingly likely given the way things currently stand. Why the Supreme Court vacancy could spell bad news for the health care industry|reymashayekhi|September 24, 2020|Fortune The repeal ordinance, if it passes the committee, will then go before the entire City Council for a vote. SDPD Says it Will Stop Enforcing Seditious Language Law|Kate Nucci|August 17, 2020|Voice of San Diego Modern ways of addressing some repeal of the waiver or modifying the waiver. The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: “It’s Not a Death Sentence” (Ep. 403)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 23, 2020|Freakonomics The Affordable Care Act is safely embedded, with repeal unlikely even with a freshly minted Republican Senate. Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro|Doug McIntyre|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That should include an alternative to Obamacare, and not just a repeal. Voters Remind D.C. That the Economy Still Sucks|Stuart Stevens|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Republican Senate would "do everything humanly possibly to repeal Obamacare," Cruz promised. In Texas, Cruz, Perry Crow Over GOP Rout|Tim Mak|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST He wants to repeal Obamacare, and he wants to be confrontational. Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground?|Eleanor Clift|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ohio governor and smart money 2016 GOP hopeful just complimented Obamacare, and said a repeal isn't happening. John Kasich’s Unforgivable Truth About Obamacare|Michael Tomasky|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Meanwhile, it is an open question whether the accomplishment of repeal will be necessary to make this clear to the Irish. The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844|Frederick Engels The readiest and fairest course for gentlemen would be to propose to repeal the law of the last session, and restore the judges. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton There were many who, although zealous in every measure for the repeal of the Stamp Act, now leaned to the side of moderation. Old Taverns of New York|William Harrison Bayles The repeal was, however, nothing less than the establishment of an entirely new constitution in Ireland. The Constitutional History of England From 1760 to 1860|Charles Duke Yonge Nevertheless its repeal or abrogation is a thing to be insisted on, and pursued, till it shall be accomplished. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1|Daniel Webster
British Dictionary definitions for repeal (1 of 2)
verb (tr)to annul or rescind officially (something previously ordered); revokethese laws were repealed obsolete to call back (a person) from exile nounan instance or the process of repealing; annulment Derived forms of repealrepealable, adjectiverepealer, nounWord Origin for repealC14: from Old French repeler, from re- + apeler to call, appeal British Dictionary definitions for repeal (2 of 2)
noun the Repeal(esp in the 19th century) the proposed dissolution of the Union between Great Britain and Ireland Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to repealrevocation, abrogation, annulment, abolition, withdrawal, nullification, invalidate, annul, revoke, reverse, wipe out, void, dismantle, abolish, nullify, lift, withdraw, cancel, abrogate, rescind |