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CANCEL OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cancel out mean?
• CANCEL OUT (verb)
The verb CANCEL OUT has 1 sense:
1. wipe out the effect of something
Familiarity information: CANCEL OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wipe out the effect of something
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
cancel out; wipe out
Context example:
The 'A' will cancel out the 'C' on your record
Hypernyms (to "cancel out" is one way to...):
do away with; eliminate; extinguish; get rid of (terminate, end, or take out)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Context examples
The increase in NO2 and other sources of OH, such as ozone, cancel out this expected effect.
(Greenhouse Gas ‘Detergent’ Recycles Itself in Atmosphere, NASA)
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