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cancel out vs get rid of

get rid of vs cancel out

cancel out and get rid of both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cancel out No No Yes No
get rid of No No Yes No
As verbs, get rid of is a hypernym of cancel out; that is, get rid of is a word with a broader meaning than cancel out:
  • cancel out: wipe out the effect of something
  • get rid of: terminate, end, or take out
Other hypernyms of cancel out include do away with, eliminate, extinguish.
cancel out (verb) get rid of (verb)
wipe out the effect of something terminate, end, or take out
dispose of
do away with
Difference between cancel out and get rid of

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