отмени́ть — meaning in English
otmenit
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English meaning
- abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
- annul verb To officially declare something invalid or void, as if it never legally existed.
- avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
- cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
- countermand verb To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
- kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- repeal verb To officially cancel a law.
- revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.
- undo verb To reverse or cancel the effect of something already done.
Senses
отмени́ть is used for these senses in English:
- abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
- annul (transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.
- avoid (transitive, legal) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
- cancel (transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
- countermand To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
- kill (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- revoke (transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.