Cancel

Noun1.cancel - a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
musical notation - a notation used by musicians
Verb1.cancel - postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"
2.cancel - make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
countervail, neutralize, counteract, counterbalance - oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; "This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues"
balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate - bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
3.cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
countermand, repeal, rescind, revoke, annul, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift - annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"
remit - release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The texes were remitted"
write off - cancel (a debt)
annul, invalidate, nullify, void, quash, avoid - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
recall - make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution; "The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty"
4.cancel - remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
rub out, score out, wipe off, erase, efface - remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"
excise, expunge, strike - remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this remark from the record"
5.cancel - of cheques or tickets
score, mark - make underscoring marks

 

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