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irrevocable Definition

ir·revo·cable (i rev′ə kə bəl)

adjective

that cannot be revoked, recalled, or undone; unalterable

Etymology: ME < MFr irrévocable < L irrevocabilis

irrevocable Related Forms

ir·rev′o·cabil′·ity noun or ir·rev′o·cable·ness ir·rev′o·cably adverb

irrevocable Synonyms

irrevocable

modif.

permanent, unalterable, irreversible, indelible; see certain 3, conclusive, inevitable.

irrevocable Usage Examples

Preposition: after

ratification: Europe is becoming an irreversible project, irrevocable after the ratification of this treaty.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Such authority to commit the University is not irrevocable.
  • now: Even now irrevocable damage may have been done to the ecosystems on which we all ultimately depend.

Modifies a noun

  • undertaking: This is in addition to the irrevocable undertaking of the issuing bank.
  • license: He doesn't sound like someone who would sign an irrevocable license allowing others to profit from his work.
  • license: An irrevocable license is a license that passes no interest and cannot be altered.
  • commitment: It pays to look around before you make any irrevocable commitments.
  • trust: An irrevocable trust is a necessity for exempt approval of a group pension scheme.
  • decision: Few people had made an early irrevocable decision not to have children.

Used with adjective complement

become: Under the legislation, by Thursday midnight the resignation of the UUP Ministers would become irrevocable.

Preposition: in

context: People are very concerned about the use of the word irrevocable in the context of joining the single currency.