v. 1 revoke, recall, rescind, reverse, cancel, annul, nullify, invalidate, void, set aside, abolish, abrogate, Law vacate They have repealed the rule forbidding guests to wear shorts in the restaurant
n. 2 revocation, recall, rescission, rescindment, reversal, cancellation, annulment, nullification, invalidation, voiding, abolition, abrogation Alcoholic beverages were forbidden in the US until the repeal of Prohibition