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1. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
   "the wedding is definitely cancelled";
   - off, canceled [US]

1. Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
   "cancel the dinner party";
   - call off, scratch, scrub
    
2. Make up for
   "His skills cancel his opponent's superior strength";
   - offset, set off
    
3. Declare null and void; make ineffective
   "Cancel the election results";
   - strike down
    
4. Remove or make invisible
   "Please cancel my name from your list";
   - delete
    
5. Make invalid for use
   "cancel cheques or tickets";
   - invalidate
    
6. (mathematics) simplify by removing a common factor from both the numerator and denominator of a fraction, or from both sides of an equation

Type of: adjudge, balance, declare, equilibrate, equilibrise [Brit], equilibrize, hold, mark, remove, score, take, take away, withdraw

Antonym: on

Encyclopedia: Cancelled