revoke
to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.
to bring or summon back.
Cards. to fail to follow suit when possible and required; renege.
Cards. an act or instance of revoking.
Origin of revoke
1Other 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
His father went to the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria and said his kid was dangerous, and that they should revoke his U.S. travel visa.
The European Union called for Russia to revoke its decision and turn back.
But Obama has also sought to phase this war authorization out, challenging Congress to narrow or revoke it.
Obama’s War in Iraq Marks the Return of the Global War on Terror | Eli Lake | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWebsites should probably revoke and re-issue their encryption keys as well.
How to Mitigate the Damage of the Heartbleed Security Hole | Joshua Kopstein | April 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow a conservative activist wants to revoke his membership and kick him out of office for going soft on Obamacare and more.
In the Buckeye State, the Tea Party Bucks the Establishment Republican Governor | David Freedlander | January 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
One day she asked him if it saddened him to revoke the past.
A German Pompadour | Marie HayPower 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 MaughamThe grand vizier and the courtiers who were present cast themselves at the emperor's feet, to beg of him to revoke the sentence.
The Arabian Nights | UnknownThere 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
/ (rɪˈvəʊk) /
(tr) to take back or withdraw; cancel; rescind: to revoke a law
(intr) cards to break a rule of play by failing to follow suit when able to do so; renege
cards the act of revoking; a renege
Origin of revoke
1Derived forms of revoke
- revoker, noun
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