cancel out
phrasal verb
canceled out or cancelled out; canceling out or cancelling out; cancels out
: to reduce the effect of (something) : to be equal to (something) in force or importance but have an opposite effect
The costs cancel out the benefits.
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The green tinge helps cancel out redness from acne, blemishes, or inflammation to provide a more even-toned appearance.
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Assistant director David Halls knew Gutierrez-Reed, who was 23 at the time, was inexperienced, but felt that was canceled out by the reputation of her father, Thell Reed, a longtime armorer in Hollywood.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Thick layers of white-out are used to cancel out old expiration dates and make room to etch in a new one.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
The Dwarf app includes an equator mode that aligns the unit with the celestial pole to cancel out the effects of the Earth's rotation on target tracking, for improved stability as well as accurate views in the Sky Atlas and object tracking accuracy.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Assistant director David Halls knew Gutierrez-Reed, who was 23 at the time, was inexperienced, but felt that was canceled out by the reputation of her father, Thell Reed, a longtime armorer in Hollywood.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Thick layers of white-out are used to cancel out old expiration dates and make room to etch in a new one.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2025
The Dwarf app includes an equator mode that aligns the unit with the celestial pole to cancel out the effects of the Earth's rotation on target tracking, for improved stability as well as accurate views in the Sky Atlas and object tracking accuracy.
—New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Cancel out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancel%20out. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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