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• (invalidate)- to deprive of legal force or efficacy; nullify, ( / /
); Such evils do not invalidate or destroy the force of our
assertion that social order is derived from and is based upon the order of
nature. — Myth and Science An Essay;
• (countermand)- to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.), (
, ); She knew now that her order had
indeed been countermanded, and by an authority higher than hers. — The
Mormon Prophet;
• (revoke)- to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or
repeal, (( , ) , ); A great part of
Boniface's decrees were revoked, and those who had attacked him were
exculpated. — An Introduction to the History of Western Europe;
• (repeal)- to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative
enactment; abrogate, ( , ); After years of
struggle by campaigners, the repeal was approved by the New Mexico Senate
in February and the House in March;
• (rescind)- to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal, (( , )
); They refused to debate motions to rescind, and came to successful votes
as a "silent legislature."— The United States of America, Part 1;
• (vacate)- to give up possession or occupancy of; I am going to ask you
to vacate, because I want to have a little picnic under this tank for the freight
crew that brought me along. — The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather;
• to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.); to vacate the presidency
of a firm;
• (overturn)- to cause to turn over or capsize; upset; All the young men are
growing up with the new notions, and in ten years they will be strong enough
to overturn the present order of things. — A Residence in France;
• (overrule)- to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person), ((
) ); He was therefore frequently overruled,
and his power was crippled. — A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the
Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges;
• (override)- to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say
over; overrule, (( , , ◌ , )
); We don't seem to be able to force the manual override,
but we might be able to cut our way out. — Time's Enemy;
• (liquidate)-to pay off (a debt, a claim, or an obligation); settle; That party
felt that it was its duty to liquidate this war debt as speedily as possible. —