In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
RESCIND
revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
(verb) cancel officially; “He revoked the ban on smoking”; “lift an embargo”; “vacate a death sentence”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
rescind (third-person singular simple present rescinds, present participle rescinding, simple past and past participle rescinded)
(transitive) To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
(transitive) To cut away or off.
Synonyms
• cancel; annul, repeal (of laws and policies); countermand, revoke, recall (of orders)
Anagrams
• Cinders, cinders, discern
Source: Wiktionary
Re*scind" (r-snd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rescinded; p. pr. & vb. n. Rescinding.] Etym: [L. rescindere, rescissum; pref re- re- + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder. See Shism.]
1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul. The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of evil customs. Jer. Taylor.
2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment.
Syn.
– To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse; vacate; void.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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