English Explanatory Dictionary

repeal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cancel, invalidate, annul.
  2. To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
  3. To suppress; to repel.
noun
  1. An act or instance of repealing.

Pronunciation

/ɹəˈpiːl/ en-us-repeal.ogg

Word forms

repeal repeals repealing repealed

Etymology

From 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.

Synonyms

annul cancel invalidate revoke veto rescind abrogate

Derived words

nonrepealed repealability repealable repealer repealism repealist repealment rerepeal unrepeal unrepealed
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