English / phrasal verb
Cancel out
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To neutralize or nullify the effect of something by exerting an opposite influence
In context
01
Invasive telemetry can cancel out the security benefits of an encrypted application.
02
The developer added fairness constraints to cancel out historic discrimination in the training data.
Synonyms
Neutralize,counterbalance,negate
Antonyms
Amplify,reinforce,intensify
Collocations
Cancel out gains,cancel out bias,cancel out benefits