Cancel and Edit

Cancel

Cancel verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.
Usage example: canceled the check and wrote a new one

Edit and cancel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Edit" instead a verb "Cancel".

Edit

Edit verb - To prepare for publication by correcting, rewriting, or updating.

Cancel and edit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Edit".

Nearby Words: edited, editing, editor, editable

Common collocations

appearance cancel appearance edit appearance
show cancel show edit show
time cancel time edit time
game cancel game edit game
Other words: program, card, shows, moves.

Both words in one sentence

  • If you go to edit a page and change your mind, just press "cancel edit."
  • The Ra-Ky FRC: Explanation My brother's MUGEN-made character Ra-Ky is just an edit of Ky with the attacks made cheaper, and he can FRC (Forced Roman Cancel: canceling an attack early, normally in a tight time frame and coming right back into stance) anything at any moment for free.
    Source: Tropers / Wax
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