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- Dictionaryrevoke/rɪˈvəʊk/
verb
- 1. officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise): "the men appealed and the sentence was revoked"
- 2. (in bridge, whist, and other card games) fail to follow suit despite being able to do so.
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REVOKE definition: 1. to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect: 2. to say…. Learn more.
The meaning of REVOKE is to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind. How to use revoke in a sentence. Did you know?
REVOKE meaning: 1. to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect: 2. to say…. Learn more.
Revoke definition: to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal. See examples of REVOKE used in a sentence.
Definition of 'revoke' Word Frequency. revoke. (rɪvoʊk ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense revokes , present participle revoking , past tense, past participle revoked. verb. When people in authority revoke something such as a licence, a law, or an agreement, they cancel it. [formal]
1. to take back or withdraw; annul or cancel: to revoke a license. 2. to bring or summon back. v.i. 3. to fail to follow suit in a card game when possible and required; renege. n. 4. an act or instance of revoking.
When you revoke something, you officially cancel it, like when you revoke your sister's "coolest sibling" award because she shows your friends funny pictures of you from when you were little. The verb revoke comes from the Latin word revocare, meaning "to call back or rescind."
Definition of revoke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
REVOKE definition: to stop someone having official permission to do something, or to change an official decision: . Learn more.
Revoke definition, to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree. See more.
