- cancel out
- destroy the effect of something
The benefits of her exercise were cancelled out by her always overeating.
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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 — phr verb Cancel out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑effect … Collocations dictionary
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
