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   revoke

   /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 officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise): "the men appealed and the sentence was revoked"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.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French revoquer or Latin revocare, from re- ‘back’ + vocare ‘to call’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. revocatory adjective
   • 2. revoker noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   What does revoke mean?

   • When people in authority revoke something such as a licence, a law, or an agreement, they cancel it. The government revoked her license to operate migrant labor crews. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Rare 3. Cards

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   What is a synonym for 'revoke'?

   • Revoke and renege are synonyms. They are verbs meaning 'fail to fulfill a promise or obligation'.

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   What is the Hindi translation for 'revoke'?

   • The Hindi translation for 'revoke' is रद्द करना. English definition of Revoke: the mistake of not following suit when able to do so.

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   What does revogar mean?

   • revogar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! REVOKE definition: to stop someone having official permission to do something, or to change an official decision: . Learn more.

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   What does it mean to revoke a passport?

   • 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.

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   What does it mean to revoke a card game?

   • The process or an instance of revoking is called revocation. A much more specific and less common sense of the word revoke is used in the context of card games, in which it means to break the rules by failing to follow suit when possible or required, such as in the game of bridge.

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   revoke in British English. (rɪˈvəʊk ) verb. 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.

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   Revoke definition: to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal. See examples of REVOKE used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of REVOKE is to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind. How to use revoke in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Definitions of 'revoke'. When people in authority revoke something such as a licence, a law, or an agreement, they cancel it. [formal] [...]

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   REVOKE definition: to stop someone having official permission to do something, or to change an official decision: . Learn more.

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   revoke meaning, definition, what is revoke: to officially state that a law, decision...: Learn more.