revocable

[ rev-uh-kuh-buhl or, often, ri-voh- ]
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adjective
  1. that may be revoked.

Origin of revocable

1
From the Latin word revocābilis, dating back to 1490–1500. See revoke, -able
  • Also re·vok·a·ble [ri-voh-kuh-buhl, rev-uh-]. /rɪˈvoʊ kə bəl, ˈrɛv ə-/.

Other words from revocable

  • rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty, rev·o·ca·ble·ness, noun
  • rev·o·ca·bly, adverb
  • non·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·rev·o·ca·ble, adjective
  • non·rev·o·ca·bly, adverb
  • non·re·vok·a·ble, adjective
  • un·rev·o·ca·ble, adjective
  • un·rev·o·ca·bly, adverb
  • un·re·vok·a·ble, adjective

Words Nearby revocable

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How to use revocable in a sentence

  • A week, but a short week, to come, before my fate is irrevocably fixed; or revocable only by the hand of death!

  • Besides, this part of the agreement was revocable at my pleasure.

    Four Years in France | Henry Digby Beste

British Dictionary definitions for revocable

revocable

revokable (rɪˈvəʊkəbəl)

/ (ˈrɛvəkəbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being revoked; able to be cancelled

Derived forms of revocable

  • revocability or revokability, noun
  • revocably or revokably, adverb

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