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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 officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise): "the men appealed and the sentence was revoked"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 is no longer in effect: 2.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 is no longer in effect: 2.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.
When people in authority revoke something such as a licence, a law, or an agreement, they cancel it. [ formal ] The government revoked her license to operate migrant labor crews.
1. to take back or withdraw; annul or cancel: to revoke a license. 2. to bring or summon back. 3. to fail to follow suit in a card game when possible and required; renege. n. 4. an act or instance of revoking. re•vok′er, n.
Definition of revoke verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. revoke something to officially cancel something so that it is no longer legally acceptable. Your licence may be revoked at any time. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
Revoke definition: to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal. See examples of REVOKE used in a sentence.
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."
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Revoke definition: To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling.
