"repeal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈpiːl/ [US] Audio: en-us-repeal.ogg 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”), {{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 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 11 34 36

Verb

IPA: /ɹəˈpiːl/ [US] Audio: en-us-repeal.ogg Forms: repeals [present, singular, third-person], repealing [participle, present], repealed [participle, past], repealed [past]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”), {{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repeal (third-person singular simple present repeals, present participle repealing, simple past and past participle repealed)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 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 11 34 36 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 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 16 41 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 11 34 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 12 15 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 12 15 44 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 12 15 44 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 15 44 29
  3. To suppress; to repel.
    Sense id: en-repeal-en-verb-cWmeIV~g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 9 29 39 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 9 18 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 22 18 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 16 20 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 22 18 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 16 21 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 12 17 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 19 11 34 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 16 20 17 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 13 16 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 20 13 17 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 13 16 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 14 17 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 23 18 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 19 17 19 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: annul, cancel, invalidate, revoke, veto

Inflected forms

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