revoke

[ ri-vohk ]
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verb (used with object),re·voked, re·vok·ing.
  1. to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.

  2. to bring or summon back.

verb (used without object),re·voked, re·vok·ing.
  1. Cards. to fail to follow suit when possible and required; renege.

noun
  1. Cards. an act or instance of revoking.

Origin of revoke

1
1300–50; Middle English revoken<Latin revocāre to call again, equivalent to re-re- + vocāre to call

Other words for revoke

Other words from revoke

  • re·vok·er, noun
  • re·vok·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·re·voked, adjective

Words Nearby revoke

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How to use revoke in a sentence

  • One day she asked him if it saddened him to revoke the past.

    A German Pompadour | Marie Hay
  • Power to revoke the grant for breach of conditions should be lodged in a specified public authority.

  • I dont know how anyone can be expected not to revoke when theres this confounded chatter going on all the time.

    The Circle | W. Somerset Maugham
  • The grand vizier and the courtiers who were present cast themselves at the emperor's feet, to beg of him to revoke the sentence.

  • There were no persuasions to revoke her decision, no urgent entreaties, no declaration of being heart-broken.

    Modern Broods | Charlotte Mary Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for revoke

revoke

/ (rɪˈvəʊk) /


verb
  1. (tr) to take back or withdraw; cancel; rescind: to revoke a law

  2. (intr) cards to break a rule of play by failing to follow suit when able to do so; renege

noun
  1. cards the act of revoking; a renege

Origin of revoke

1
C14: from Latin revocāre to call back, withdraw, from re- + vocāre to call

Derived forms of revoke

  • revoker, noun

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