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Rescind
/rɪˈsɪnd/ verb mediumTo officially cancel or take back a law, decision, or agreement.
The company rescinded the job offer after the background check turned up inconsistencies.
Memory Trick
Rescind comes from Latin 'scindere,' to cut or split, the same cutting idea behind 'scissors' -- rescinding a rule is like cutting it out of existence.