отменять — meaning in English
otmenyat
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English meaning
- abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
- abrogate verb To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
- 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.
- nix noun Nothing, zero.
- quash verb To officially cancel or reject a legal decision, charge, or order.
- repeal verb To officially cancel a law.
- revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.
- scrub verb To clean something by rubbing hard, often with a brush.
- undo verb To reverse or cancel the effect of something already done.
Senses
отменять is used for these senses in English:
- abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
- abrogate (transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.[First attested in the early 16th century.]
- annul (transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.
- avoid (transitive, legal) To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
- call off (transitive) To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
- 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.
- nix To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. [from 1903]
abrogate — full definition
- verb To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
- verb To put an end to; to do away with.
- verb To block a process or function.