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re·voke
(rĭ-vōk′)v. re·voked, re·vok·ing, re·vokes
v.tr.
To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling: Her license was revoked.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.
n. Games
Failure to follow suit in a card game when required and able to do so.
[Middle English revoken, from Old French revoquer, from Latin revocāre : re-, re- + vocāre, to call; see wekw- in Indo-European roots.]
re·vok′er n.
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revoke
(rɪˈvəʊk)vb
1. (tr) to take back or withdraw; cancel; rescind: to revoke a law.
2. (Card Games) (intr) cards to break a rule of play by failing to follow suit when able to do so; renege
n
(Card Games) cards the act of revoking; a renege
[C14: from Latin revocāre to call back, withdraw, from re- + vocāre to call]
reˈvoker n
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re•voke
(rɪˈvoʊk)v. -voked, -vok•ing,
n. v.t.
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.
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revoke
Past participle: revoked
Gerund: revoking
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Noun | 1. | revoke - the mistake of not following suit when able to do so |
Verb | 1. | revoke - fail to follow suit when able and required to do so play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
2. | revoke - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
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revoke
verb cancel, recall, withdraw, reverse, abolish, set aside, repeal, renounce, quash, take back, call back, retract, repudiate, negate, renege, rescind, invalidate, annul, nullify, recant, obviate, disclaim, abrogate, countermand, declare null and void The government revoked his licence.
maintain, confirm, implement, endorse, uphold, put into effect
maintain, confirm, implement, endorse, uphold, put into effect
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revoke
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Translations
يُلْغي، يُبْطِل
zrušit
annullereophæve
taka aftur, afturkalla, nema úr gildi
atceltatsaukt
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revoke
vt law → aufheben; order, promise → zurückziehen; decision → widerrufen, rückgängig machen; licence → entziehen
vi (Cards) → nicht Farbe bekennen
n (Cards) → Nichtfarbebekennen nt
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revoke
(rəˈvəuk) verb to change (a decision); to make (a law etc) no longer valid.
revocation (revəˈkeiʃən) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.