Rescinded is a verb meaning to revokes, cancels, or repeals (a law, order, or agreement). It implies that something previously in effect is withdrawn or annulled. The term often appears in legal or formal contexts, signaling that the stated provision is no longer binding or operative.
"The contract was rescinded after the parties failed to meet the conditions."
"The city council rescinded the ordinance due to new regulatory guidelines."
"She rescinded her acceptance of the offer once the terms changed."
"The policy was rescinded following widespread public criticism."
Rescinded derives from the Latin rescindere, from re- ‘back’ + scandere ‘to climb, ascend’? and is related to scinded? The English adoption traces to late Middle English and early Modern English, with the form rescind altered from Latin rescindere via French rescindre, reflecting a semantic shift from “to cut off, cut back” to the modern sense of “to revoke or annul.” The core idea is removal or reversal of a prior decree or act. The transition from tangible physical cutting to abstract revocation occurred as legal and administrative language broadened, especially in contract law and governance. First known uses appear in legal texts of the 16th–17th centuries, with the term becoming common in statutory and corporate language by the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, rescind commonly collocates with contracts, policies, orders, and agreements, maintaining its formal tone across legal, political, and business discourse.
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Words that rhyme with "Rescinded"
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Rescinded is /rɪˈsɪndɪd/ in US and UK English, with primary stress on the second syllable. Break it into re- + s- in- ded: re- /rɪ/ as in “rib,” SIND as /ˈsɪn/ with a short, clipped vowel, and -ed as /d/ in this past participle form. Mouth position: start with a relaxed jaw, raise the tongue to the alveolar ridge for the /s/ and /n/ clusters, then finish with a light /d/. Audio references you can check include Cambridge and Oxford pronunciations.
Common mistakes: (1) Misplacing stress, saying re-SIN-ded with even stress; (2) Slurring the /s/ into /z/ or letting the /n/ blend into the following /d/; (3) Final -ed pronounced as /ɪd/ or /ɪz/ in casual speech. Correction: keep the secondary syllable stressed and clearly deliver /ˈsɪn/ before the final /d/. Practice by isolating the -sind- cluster: /sɪn/ + /d/ with a crisp stop before the /d/.
US/UK/AU all share /rɪˈsɪndɪd/ with primary stress on the second syllable. In rhotic US, /r/ is clearly pronounced; in non-rhotic UK, /r/ may be weaker or non-pronounced before a vowel, but here the /r/ at sentence start remains. AU often retains rhoticity similarly to US, with slight vowel length differences in /ɪ/ and /ɪd/. The /d/ at the end is a clear dental/alveolar stop in all, but Australians may link the final /d/ slightly more softly in connected speech.
The challenge lies in the /ˈsɪn/ cluster and the /d/ closure after a stressed syllable. The tensing in /ɪ/ before /n/ can blur when spoken quickly, and the final /d/ may be unreleased in fast speech. Focus on a clean stop for /d/ and a distinct, short /ɪ/ in the second syllable. Practice with minimal pairs to heighten awareness of the middle vowel’s duration and the consonant cluster clarity.
The middle syllable /ˈsɪn/ is a high-stress, tense syllable with a short, clipped vowel, followed by a light /d/ at the end. This creates a neat CV or VCV pattern that can be mispronounced as /rɪˈsɛnˌdɪd/ if the /ɪ/ shifts toward /e/. Keep the middle vowel tight and avoid injecting an extra vowel after /n/ before /d/.
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