Meaning & use
Cancels
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Calls off or officially ends a planned event, arrangement, or agreement; or nullifies the effect of something.
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The airline cancels flights automatically whenever wind speeds exceed the safety threshold.
One negative charge cancels out one positive charge, leaving the atom neutral.
A note on using this word
In publishing, a 'cancel' also refers to a replacement leaf inserted to correct an error, a specialized sense that survives mainly among book collectors.
Words with a similar meaning
annulsrevokesvoids
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Words with an opposite meaning
confirmsreinstates
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