Repeal

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ɹəˈpiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Origin

From Latin repellō ("drive or thrust back"), from re and pellō ("push or strike")

Full definition of repeal

Verb

1. (transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul.to repeal a law
2. To recall; to summon (a person) again.
• ShakespeareThe banished Bolingbroke repeals himself,
  And with uplifted arms is safe arrived.
3. To suppress; to repel.
• MiltonWhence Adam soon repealed
  The doubts that in his heart arose.

Synonyms

• annul, cancel, invalidate, revoke, veto

Noun

1. An act or instance of repealing.

Anagrams

• leaper