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cancel

/ˈkænsl̩/

noun

Meaning

  • A cancellation (US); (nonstandard in some kinds of English).

  • An enclosure; a boundary; a limit.

  • The suppression on striking out of matter in type, or of a printed page or pages.

  • The page thus suppressed.

  • The page that replaces it.

verb

Meaning

  • To cross out something with lines etc.

  • To invalidate or annul something.

    "He cancelled his order on their website."

  • To mark something (such as a used postage stamp) so that it can't be reused.

    "This machine cancels the letters that have a valid zip code."

  • To offset or equalize something.

    "The corrective feedback mechanism cancels out the noise."

  • To remove a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation.

  • To stop production of a programme.

  • To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type.

  • To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude.

  • To kill.

  • To cease to provide financial or moral support to (someone deemed unacceptable). Compare cancel culture.

Synonyms

blacklist,
belay,
take care of