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cancel

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cancel /ˈkænsəl/ verb
cancels US canceled or British cancelled US canceling or British cancelling
cancel
/ˈkænsəl/
verb
cancels US canceled or British cancelled US canceling or British cancelling
Britannica Dictionary definition of CANCEL
: to stop doing or planning to do (something) : to decide that something (such as a game, performance, etc.) will not happen
[+ object]
[no object]
: to cause (something) to end or no longer produce a certain effect : to stop (something) from being effective or valid
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to put a mark with a set of ink lines on something (such as a stamp) so that it cannot be used again

cancel out

[phrasal verb]
cancel out (something) or cancel (something) out
: to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect