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"

kill - deprive of life; "AIDS has killed thousands in Africa"

chop down - cut down; "George chopped down the cherry tree"

poleax, poleaxe - fell with or as if with a poleax

log, lumber - cut lumber, as in woods and forests

cut - fell by sawing; hew; "The Vietnamese cut a lot of timber while they occupied Cambodia"

cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"