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revoke
re·voke
/
rɪˈvoʊk
/
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ri-
vohk
]
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verb,
re·voked,
re·vok·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
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)
3.
Cards.
to fail to follow suit when possible and required; renege.
noun
4.
Cards.
an act or instance of revoking.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English
revoken
<
Latin
revocāre
to call again, equivalent to
re-
re-
+
vocāre
to call
Related forms
re·vok·er,
noun
re·vok·ing·ly,
adverb
un·re·voked,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
retract, recall; nullify, countermand.
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revoke
(rɪˈvəʊk)
—
vb
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
—
n
3.
cards
the act of revoking; a renege
[C14: from Latin
revocāre
to call back, withdraw, from
re-
+
vocāre
to call]
re'voker
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
revoke
late 14c., from O.Fr. revoquer, from L. revocare "rescind, call back," from re- "back" + vocare "to call," related to vox (gen. vocis) "voice, sound, tone, call" (see
voice
).
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