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To revoke is to take away something, to render some decree that has already been made unenforceable, or to make something invalid.

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An example of revoke is when a doctor has his hospital privileges taken away.
An example of revoke is when a prison sentence is canceled and the prisoner is let free.

See revoke in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb revoked, revoking

to withdraw, repeal, rescind, cancel, or annul (a law, permit, etc.)
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Origin: ME revoken < MFr revoquer < L revocare < re-, back + vocare, to call: see voice

intransitive verb

Card Games to fail to follow suit when required and able to do so; renege

noun

Card Games the act or an instance of revoking

See revoke in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·voked, re·vok·ing, re·vokes

verb, transitive

To void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing: Her license was revoked.

verb, intransitive
Games

To fail to follow suit in cards when required and able to do so.

noun
Games

Failure to follow suit in a card game when required and able to do so.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English revoken

Origin: , from Old French revoquer

Origin: , from Latin revocāre

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + vocāre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

re·vokˈer noun

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