v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' sind
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Latin rescindere to annul, from re- + scindere to cut ― more at SHED
Date: 1579
1 : to take away : REMOVE
2 a : TAKE BACK , CANCEL <refused to rescind the order> b : to abrogate (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract
3 : to make void (as an act) by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority : REPEAL
– re · scind · er noun
– re · scind · ment \ - ' sin(d)-m ə nt \ noun