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repeal

re·peal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-peel]
    • /rɪˈpil/
    • /rɪˈpiːl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-peel]
    • /rɪˈpil/

Definitions of repeal word

  • verb with object repeal to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant. 1
  • verb with object repeal to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative enactment; abrogate. 1
  • noun repeal the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation. 1
  • transitive verb repeal law: revoke, withdraw 1
  • noun repeal law: withdrawal 1
  • verb repeal If the government repeals a law, it officially ends it, so that it is no longer valid. 0

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Origin of repeal

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English repelen < Anglo-French repeler, equivalent to re- re- + (a)peler to appeal

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Parts of speech for Repeal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

repeal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

repeal usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for repeal

verb repeal

  • abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
  • abrogate — If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
  • adios — goodbye; farewell
  • amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
  • annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.

noun repeal

  • abolition — The abolition of something such as a system or practice is its formal ending.
  • about-face — An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
  • annulment — The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
  • cancellation — the fact or an instance of cancelling
  • demission — relinquishment of or abdication from an office, responsibility, etc

adj repeal

  • beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
  • irretrievable — not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.
  • irreversible — not reversible; incapable of being changed: His refusal is irreversible.
  • irrevocable — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.

Antonyms for repeal

verb repeal

  • carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
  • enact — Make (a bill or other proposal) law.

adjective repeal

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