rescind

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 9, 2020 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>rescind</strong> &#149; \rih-SIND\&nbsp; &#149; <em>verb</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> to take away <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remove">remove</a></p> <p><strong>2 a :</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20back">take back</a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancel">cancel</a></p> <p><strong>b :</strong> to <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abrogate">abrogate</a> (a contract) and restore the parties to the positions they would have occupied had there been no contract</p> <p><strong>3 :</strong> to make <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/void#h1">void</a> by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeal">repeal</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"As part of that Phase I work, the board <em>rescinded</em> an earlier agreement to buy the old bus station at 221 W. Fourth Ave. That $109,000 will be used instead to help pay for the infrastructure work." — <a href="https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/oct/30/cinema-owners-interest-in-old-walmart-site/?latest">Byron Tate, <em>The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette</em>, 30, Oct. 2020</a></p> <p>"After seeing the projections announced on television, Gore called Bush to concede the election. But by 3:17 a.m. Eastern, the Florida secretary of state's website showed Bush's lead shrinking to 565 votes. Gore called again to <em>rescind</em> his concession." — <a href="https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=0fc43f03-0142-460d-904d-9831b6fecf78">Brittny Mejia, <em>The Los Angeles Times</em>, 2 Nov. 2020</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Rescind</em> and the lesser-kno