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repealed

US/ɹəˈpild/

repealed is the simple past and past participle of repeal.

Meaning of repeal

Verb

repeal (third-person singular simple present repeals, present participle repealing, simple past and past participle repealed)

  1. (transitive) To cancel, invalidate, annul.
    • to repeal a law
  2. To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
    • There weepe, for till my Gaueston be repeald,
      Assure thy selfe thou comst not in my sight.1594, Christopher Marlow[e], The Troublesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edward the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, →OCLC...
  3. To suppress; to repel.
    • Whence Adam soon repeal’d
      The doubts that in his heart arose.1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...

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Words that rhyme with repealed

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Questions about repealed

What is repealed the simple past and past participle of?
Repealed is the simple past and past participle of repeal.
How do you pronounce repealed?
Repealed is pronounced /ɹəˈpild/ (US).

Words near repealed in the dictionary

  1. repdigit
  2. repdigits
  3. repeal
  4. repealability
  5. repealable
  6. repealed
  7. repealer
  8. repealers
  9. repealest
  10. repealeth
  11. repealing

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