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revoke
[ ri-vohk ]
verb (used with object)
- to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal:
to revoke a decree.
Synonyms: countermand, nullify, recall, retract
- to bring or summon back.
verb (used without object)
- Cards. to fail to follow suit when possible and required; renege.
noun
- Cards. an act or instance of revoking.
revoke
/ rɪˈvəʊk /
verb
- 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
noun
- cards the act of revoking; a renege
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Derived Forms
- reˈvoker, noun
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Other Words From
- re·voker noun
- re·voking·ly adverb
- unre·voked adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of revoke1
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Example Sentences
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.
Websites should probably revoke and re-issue their encryption keys as well.
Now a conservative activist wants to revoke his membership and kick him out of office for going soft on Obamacare and more.
One day she asked him if it saddened him to revoke the past.
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 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.
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