HOW TO PRONOUNCE
rescind
/ɹɪˈsɪnd/
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rih-SIND: the sc has a single s sound.
The second syllable takes the main stress. Finish with n followed by d, keeping the stressed vowel short as in “sit.”
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The board voted to rescind the earlier resolution.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does rescind mean?
verb
- To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.
- To cut away or off.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹɪˈsɪnd/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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“Let me hope that you will rescind that resolution about the horse, Miss Brooke,” said the persevering admirer.
Otis carried the House triumphantly with him, and it refused to rescind by a vote of ninety-two to seventeen.
More book examples (3)
One party to a contract may violate it--break it, so to speak--but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it?
It required a particular act of parliament to rescind this bye-law.
Every year attempts were made to rescind or modify this rule, and this season at least three-fourths of the laymen in attendance had signed a petition in favor of opening the gates.