herroepen — meaning in English
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herroepen is used for these senses in English:
- abjure To solemnly reject (someone or something); to abandon (someone or something) forever; to disavow, to disclaim, to repudiate. [from 15th c.]
- rescind (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
- revoke (transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
abjure — full definition
- verb To firmly reject or give up someone or something for good.
- verb To formally give up a belief or opinion by swearing an oath.
- verb To make someone take back a belief or opinion.
- verb (especially in 'abjure the realm') To swear a formal oath to leave a place and never return.
repeal — full definition
- verb To officially cancel a law.
- noun The official cancellation of a law.
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