1. Postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
   "cancel the dinner party"
   - call off, scratch, scrub 
2. Make up for
   - offset, set off 
3. Declare null and void; make ineffective
   "Cancel the election results"
   - strike down 
4. Remove or make invisible
   - delete 
5. Make invalid for use
   "cancel cheques or tickets"
   - invalidate

1. A notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
   - natural

Derived forms: cancels, cancelled, canceling, cancelling

See also: cancellation

Type of: adjudge, balance, declare, equilibrate, equilibrise [Brit], equilibrize, hold, mark, musical notation, remove, score, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Cancel

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