"repeal" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹəˈpiːl/ [US] Audio: en-us-repeal.ogg [US] Forms: repeals [plural]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: From Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), from Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), from re- and pellō (“push or strike”). Doublet of repel. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pel- (beat)}}, {{uder|en|xno|repeler}} Anglo-Norman repeler, {{uder|en|fro|rapeler||to call back, call in, call after, revoke}} Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), {{uder|en|la|repellō||drive or thrust back}} Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), {{m|la|re-}} re-, {{m|la|pellō||push or strike}} pellō (“push or strike”), {{doublet|en|repel}} Doublet of repel Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} repeal (countable and uncountable, plural repeals)
  1. An act or instance of repealing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-repeal-en-noun-Irxzsi8R

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɹəˈpiːl/ [US] Audio: en-us-repeal.ogg [US] Forms: repeals [present, singular, third-person], repealing [participle, present], repealed [participle, past], repealed [past]
Rhymes: -iːl Etymology: From Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), from Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), from re- and pellō (“push or strike”). Doublet of repel. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pel- (beat)}}, {{uder|en|xno|repeler}} Anglo-Norman repeler, {{uder|en|fro|rapeler||to call back, call in, call after, revoke}} Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), {{uder|en|la|repellō||drive or thrust back}} Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), {{m|la|re-}} re-, {{m|la|pellō||push or strike}} pellō (“push or strike”), {{doublet|en|repel}} Doublet of repel Head templates: {{en-verb}} repeal (third-person singular simple present repeals, present participle repealing, simple past and past participle repealed)
  1. (transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul. Tags: transitive Translations (to cancel): отменям (otmenjam) (Bulgarian), анулирам (anuliram) (Bulgarian), 撤消 (chèxiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 廢除 (Chinese Mandarin), 废除 (fèichú) (Chinese Mandarin), zrušit [perfective] (Czech), odvolat [perfective] (Czech), prohlásit za neplatný [perfective] (Czech), terugtrekken (Dutch), annuleren (Dutch), afschaffen (Dutch), herroepen (Dutch), kumota (Finnish), abroger (english: a law) (French), annuler (english: a decision, a law) (French), révoquer (english: a person) (French), annullieren (German), hatálytalanít (Hungarian), hatályon kívül helyez (Hungarian), megsemmisít (Hungarian), eltöröl (Hungarian), visszavon (Hungarian), membatalkan (Indonesian), aisghair (Irish), cuir ar ceal (Irish), annullare (Italian), revocare (Italian), mansuh (Malay), لغو کردن (lağv kardan) (Persian), revogar (Portuguese), anular (Portuguese), отменя́ть (otmenjátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отмени́ть (otmenítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), аннули́ровать (annulírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), derogar (Spanish), upphäva (Swedish), avskaffa (Swedish), diddymu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-repeal-en-verb-1ZXtqIc9 Disambiguation of 'to cancel': 93 0 7
  2. To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
    Sense id: en-repeal-en-verb-nhLya11X
  3. To suppress; to repel.
    Sense id: en-repeal-en-verb-cWmeIV~g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 9 29 39 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 9 18 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: annul, cancel, invalidate, revoke, veto

Inflected forms

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        "English transitive verbs"
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          "text": "to repeal a law",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "1776, Samuel Johnson, letter to James Boswell, cited in James Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson, London: Charles Dilly, 1791, p. 8,\nAs manners make laws, manners likewise repeal them."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 February 7, Mel Holley, “Network News: War of words between Prime Minister and union”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 14",
          "text": "Labour says it will repeal the legislation if it wins the next General Election.",
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        "To cancel, invalidate, annul."
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        "(transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul."
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment."
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          "exile",
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          "banishment",
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        ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "To suppress; to repel."
      ],
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          "repel",
          "repel"
        ]
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      "rhymes": "-iːl"
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    {
      "word": "annul"
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    {
      "word": "cancel"
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      "word": "invalidate"
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    {
      "word": "revoke"
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      "word": "veto"
    }
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otmenjam",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "отменям"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "anuliram",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "анулирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chèxiāo",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "撤消"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "廢除"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fèichú",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "废除"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to cancel",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to cancel",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "odvolat"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "prohlásit za neplatný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "terugtrekken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "annuleren"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "afschaffen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "herroepen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "kumota"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "a law",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "abroger"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "a decision, a law",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "annuler"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "english": "a person",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "révoquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "annullieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "hatálytalanít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "hatályon kívül helyez"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "megsemmisít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "eltöröl"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "visszavon"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "membatalkan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "aisghair"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "cuir ar ceal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "annullare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "revocare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "mansuh"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "lağv kardan",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "لغو کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "revogar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "anular"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отменя́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "to cancel",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "annulírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to cancel",
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        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "аннули́ровать"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "derogar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "upphäva"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "avskaffa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to cancel",
      "word": "diddymu"
    }
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}

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        {
          "text": "Wednesday June 02, 2021, Has the Northern Ireland Protocol undermined the United Kingdom?\nWhen a newer Act of Parliament is incompatible with earlier law, it usually takes precedence, under the doctrine of “implied repeal”."
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