Definitions
make invalid for use
Word origin
From Middle English cancellen, from Anglo-Norman canceler (“to cross out with lines”) (modern French chanceler (“to stagger, sway”)), from Old French canceler, from Latin cancellō (“to make resemble a lattice”), from cancellus (“a railing or lattice”), diminutive of cancer (“a lattice”).
Used in a sentence
“A deed may be avoided by delivering it up to be cancelled; that is, to have lines drawn over it in the form of latticework or cancelli; the phrase is now used figuratively for any manner of obliterating or defacing it.”
“He cancelled his order on their website.”
“"I don't know what your agreement was, Herr Professor, but if it had money in it, cancel it. I want him to learn that lesson, too."”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Annul”6 letters
02“Call off”6 letters
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