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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 officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise): "the men appealed and the sentence was revoked"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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to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect: The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow development of this rural area. Synonyms. repeal. rescind formal. Compare. countermand formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. UK politics: legislation & law-making. abolish. abrogate.
verb. re· voke ri-ˈvōk. revoked; revoking. Synonyms of revoke. transitive verb. 1. : to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind. revoke a will. 2. : to bring or call back. intransitive verb. : to fail to follow suit when able in a card game in violation of the rules. revoker noun. 2 of 2. noun. : an act or instance of revoking in a card game.
Revoke means to take back, withdraw, or cancel. Revoke is typically used in the context of officially taking back or cancelling some kind of right, status, or privilege that has already been given or approved. Passports and laws can be revoked, for example. The process or an instance of revoking is called revocation.
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. [1300–50; Middle English < Latin revocāre to call again = re- re - + vocāre to call] re•vok′er,n.
To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling: Her license was revoked. v. intr. Games To fail to follow suit in cards when required and able to do so.
1. (transitive) to take back or withdraw; cancel; rescind. to revoke a law. 2. (intransitive) cards. to break a rule of play by failing to follow suit when able to do so; renege. noun. 3. cards. the act of revoking; a renege. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of revoke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
