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- Dictionaryre·voke/rəˈvōk/
verb
- 1. put an end to the validity or operation of (a decree, decision, or promise): "the men appealed and the sentence was revoked"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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The meaning of REVOKE is to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind. How to use revoke in a sentence. Did you know?
REVOKE definition: 1. to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect: 2. to say…. Learn more.
Revoke definition: to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal. See examples of REVOKE used in a sentence.
REVOKE meaning: 1. to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect: 2. to say…. Learn more.
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."
3 meanings: 1. to take back or withdraw; cancel; rescind 2. cards to break a rule of play by failing to follow suit when able.... Click for more definitions.
Revoke definition, to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree. See more.
Definition of revoke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Revoke definition: To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling.
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.
