How to Pronounce "cancel out"
expression
ˈkænsəɫ/ /ˈaʊt
KAN-suhl OWT
kˈænsəl/ /ˈaʊt
KAN-suhl OWT
Definition
To remove or balance the effect of something by having an opposite effect; when two things make each other ineffective.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkænsəɫ/ /ˈaʊt
British English
kˈænsəl/ /ˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KAN-suhl OWT
UK
KAN-suhl OWT
Listen in Context
The vitamin and the medicine cancel out each other's effects.
Adding sugar may cancel out the health benefits of tea.
The benefits of waking up early can easily cancel out if you don't get enough sleep.
Sometimes the good and bad news just cancel out; I end up feeling nothing.