cancel
Syllabification: (can·cel)
Pronunciation: /ˈkansəl/
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[ with object]
Definition of cancel
verb ( cancels, canceling, canceled ; British cancelling, cancelled)
noun
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense 'obliterate or delete writing by drawing or stamping lines across it'): from Old French canceller, from Latin cancellare, from cancelli 'crossbars'
Spelling rule
Do not double the final consonant when adding endings that begin with a vowel to a word that ends in a vowel plus a consonant, if the stress is not at the end of the word (as in target):
