upphäva — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
- nullify verb To make legally invalid.
- repeal verb To officially cancel a law.
- rescind verb To officially cancel or revoke something, such as a law, order, or agreement.
- void adjective Completely empty; containing nothing.
Senses
upphäva is used for these senses in English:
- cancel (transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
- cancel (transitive) To offset or equalize something.
- nullify (transitive, legal) To make legally invalid.
- rescind (transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
- void (transitive, obsolete) To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.
cancel — full definition
- verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
- verb To make something officially invalid.
- verb In mathematics, to remove a common factor from both parts of a fraction or equation.
- verb Informally, to withdraw public support from someone over controversial behaviour.