To call back; recall, as from banishment, exile, or disgrace.To give up; dismiss.To revoke; abrogate, as a law or statute: it usually implies a recalling of the act by the power that made or enacted it.Synonyms Annul, Rescind, etc. See abolish, and list under abrogate.n. Recall, as from exile.n. The act of repealing; revocation; abrogation: as, the repeal of a statute.n. Synonyms See abolish.