cancel out

cancel out
phr verb
Cancel out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect

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  • cancel out — Cancel means to cross out, to offset, to delete. Therefore out is not needed and should be canceled from this tiresomely overused and wordy expression: This order will cancel (not cancel out) our plans …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • cancel out — index annul, counteract, countervail, neutralize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • cancel out — verb wipe out the effect of something (Freq. 3) The new tax effectively cancels out my raise The A will cancel out the C on your record • Syn: ↑wipe out • Derivationally related forms: ↑wipeout (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • cancel out — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms cancel out : present tense I/you/we/they cancel out he/she/it cancels out present participle cancelling out past tense cancelled out past participle cancelled out to stop something from having any …   English dictionary

  • cancel out — {v.} To destroy the effect of; balance or make useless. * /The boy got an A in history to cancel out the C he got in arithmetic./ * /Our track team won the mile relay to cancel out the other team s advantage in winning the half mile relay./ *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cancel out — {v.} To destroy the effect of; balance or make useless. * /The boy got an A in history to cancel out the C he got in arithmetic./ * /Our track team won the mile relay to cancel out the other team s advantage in winning the half mile relay./ *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cancel\ out — v To destroy the effect of; balance or make useless. The boy got an A in history to cancel out the C he got in arithmetic. Our track team won the mile relay to cancel out the other team s advantage in winning the half mile relay. Tom s hot temper …   Словарь американских идиом

  • cancel out — PHRASAL VERB If one thing cancels out another thing, the two things have opposite effects, so that when they are combined no real effect is produced. [V n P] He wonders if the different influences might not cancel each other out... [V n P] The… …   English dictionary

  • cancel out — /ˌkænsəl aυt/ verb (of two things) to balance each other or act against each other so that there is no change in the existing situation ● The two clauses cancel each other out. ● Higher costs have cancelled out the increased sales revenue …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • cancel out — Syn: neutralize, negate, nullify, wipe out, balance (out), make up for, compensate for, offset …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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