revoke
verb (used with object)
to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal.
revoked
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past participleof revoke.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof revoke.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
revokeverb (used with object)to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal.
Example Sentences
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López Beltrán said he hadn’t committed any criminal or immoral act that would merit the visa being revoked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Before Nazi Germany revoked her civic belonging, universities offered Arendt a more exalted citizenship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The notice did not detail the reason that Cleland’s status was revoked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Lawyers told the BBC they had never heard of a case where an adoption order was revoked in Singapore.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
If your papers were revoked for any reason, you could be deported back to the homelands.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
