Emily Dickinson Lexicon

cancel (-ed, -led), v. [Fr. < L. 'make lattice-wise, cross out a writing'.]

1. Wilt; deface; disfigure; cause to droop.
2. Annihilate; annul; repeal; end; finish; void; nullify; obliterate; blot out; stop from its purpose; [fig.] neutralize; cause to die.