ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRrepeal
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repeal
Meaning: to officially revoke or cancel a law or policy
repeal in a sentence
How repeal is used in real sentences:
Lawmakers voted to repeal the outdated curfew rule after years of complaints.
Student leaders petitioned the school board to repeal the ban on outdoor lunches.
“A board member refused to repeal the theater's safety policy against loose scenic dust, so Mara sealed every chalked surface.”
— from the passage The Turning Walls
Synonyms for repeal
Other words for repeal — rescind, revoke and abolish — carry the same meaning.
- rescind
- revoke
- abolish
Antonyms of repeal
Words that mean the opposite of repeal:
- enact
- establish
Where it comes from
From Old French rapeler 'to call back'
Memory hook
RE-PEAL — call it back and peal it away completely.