cancel out

/ˌkænsəl aʊt/
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Other forms: canceled out; cancelled out; cancels out; cancelling out

Definitions of cancel out
  1. verb
    wipe out the effect of something
    “The new tax effectively cancels out my raise”
    “The `A' will cancel out the `C' on your record”
    synonyms: wipe out
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    type of:
    do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of
    terminate, end, or take out
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