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English noun: cancel | |||
| 1. | cancel (communication) a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat | ||
| Synonyms | natural | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | musical notation | ||
English verb: cancel | |||
| 1. | cancel (social) postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled | ||
| Samples | Call off the engagement. Cancel the dinner party. We had to scrub our vacation plans. Scratch that meeting--the chair is ill. | ||
| Synonyms | call off, scratch, scrub | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Entail | schedule | ||
| 2. | cancel (stative) make up for | ||
| Samples | His skills offset his opponent's superior strength. | ||
| Synonyms | offset, set off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balance, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | counteract, counterbalance, countervail, neutralize | ||
| 3. | cancel (social) declare null and void; make ineffective | ||
| Samples | Cancel the election results. Strike down a law. | ||
| Synonyms | strike down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjudge, declare, hold | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | annul, annul, avoid, countermand, invalidate, lift, nullify, overturn, quash, recall, remit, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate, void, write off | ||
| 4. | cancel (contact) remove or make invisible | ||
| Samples | Please delete my name from your list. | ||
| Synonyms | delete | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | efface, erase, excise, expunge, rub out, score out, scratch, strike, wipe off | ||
| 5. | cancel (communication) make invalid for use | ||
| Samples | Cancel cheques or tickets. | ||
| Synonyms | invalidate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark, score | ||
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