Cancel and Reverse

Cancel

Cancel verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).
Usage example: please call to cancel your appointment with the dentist if you can't make it

Reverse is a synonym for cancel in overrule topic. In some cases you can use "Reverse" instead a verb "Cancel".

Reverse

Reverse verb - Cancel officially.

Cancel is a synonym for reverse in change topic. Sometimes you can use "Cancel" instead a verb "Reverse", if it concerns topics such as overrule, countermand.

Common collocations

power cancel power reverse power
move cancel move reverse move
operation cancel operation reverse operation
order cancel order reverse order
Other words: time, effects, actions, magic, damage, attacks, powers, spells.

Both words in one sentence

  • Mutual Kill In the Fate/Hollow Ataraxia game, pairing Fragarach (retaliates by altering time to kill the attacker's Noble Phantasm and cancel the attack) with Gae Bolg (reverse cause-and-effect).
    Source: Mutual Kill
  • Space Friction In order for a spaceship to have full control, it needs thrusters on all six faces (forward/reverse/left/right/up/down) and a gyroscope for rotation; lacking a axis means the ship must rotate to bring a thruster to bear in order to cancel out velocity in that direction.
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