- L. cancellare to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr. canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars, dim. of cancer lattice; cf. Gr. � latticed gate. Cf. Chancel
- To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with latticework.ObsA little obscure place canceled in with iron work is the pillar or stump at which . . . our Savior was scourged.
- To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude.ObsCanceledfrom heaven.
- To cross and deface, as the lines of a writing, or as a word or figure; to mark out by a cross line; to blot out or obliterate.A deed may be avoided by delivering it up to be cancelled; that is, to have lines drawn over it in the form of latticework or cancelli; though the phrase is now used figuratively for any manner of obliterating or defacing it.
- To annul or destroy; to revoke or recall.The indentures were canceled.He was unwilling to cancel the interest created through former secret services, by being refractory on this occasion.
- PrintTo suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in type.To blot out; obliterate; deface; erase; efface; expunge; annul; abolish; revoke; abrogate; repeal; destroy; do away; set aside. See Abolish.
