Definition of "disinvite" [disinvite]

• To rescind an invitation to: disinvited our friends for dinner because of an emergency. (verb-transitive)

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• "But then, as the Taliban were deliberating about how to "disinvite" their troublesome guest after 9/11, the U.S. began its assault on the Taliban and bombed them into togetherness with Al Qaeda."
• "Indeed on Friday, the Army decided to, as CNN put it, "disinvite" Graham to the breakfast."
• "I am always very skeptical when organizations "disinvite" a scheduled speaker or guest."