English verb: cancel out | |||
1. | cancel out (change) wipe out the effect of something | ||
Samples | The new tax effectively cancels out my raise. The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record. | ||
Synonyms | wipe out | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of | ||