Definitions for irrevocable
ɪˈrɛv ə kə bəlir·rev·o·ca·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. irrevocable, irrevokableadjective

   incapable of being retracted or revoked

   "firm and irrevocable is my doom"- Shakespeare

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. irrevocableadjective

   Unable to be retracted or reversed. Final.

   The king's decision was irrevocable.

2. Etymology: * From the Latin revocare (present 1st-person singular revoco), meaning "to call back".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Irrevocableadjective

   Not to be recalled; not to be brought back; not to be reversed.

   Etymology: irrevocabilis, Latin; irrevocable, French.

   Give thy hand to Warwick,
   And, with thy hand, thy faith irrevocable,
   That only Warwick's daughter shall be thine. William Shakespeare.

   Firm and irrevocable is my doom,
   Which I have past upon her. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   That which is past is gone and irrevocable, therefore they do but trifle that labour in past matters. Francis Bacon, Essays.

   The second, both for piety renown'd,
   And puissant deeds, a promise shall receive
   Irrevocable, that his regal throne
   For ever shall endure. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   By her irrevocable fate,
   War shall the country waste and change the state. Dryden.

   The other victor flame a moment stood,
   Then fell, and lifeless left th' extinguish'd wood;
   For ever lost, th' irrevocable light
   Forsook the black'ning coals, and sunk to night. Dryden.

   Each sacred accent bears eternal weight,
   And each irrevocable word is fate. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. irrevocable

   Irrevocable refers to a decision, action, or agreement that cannot be changed, undone, or reversed. It is something that is final and unalterable. Typically used in legal contexts referring to agreements, trusts or contractual terms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Irrevocableadjective

   incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable; irreversible; unalterable; as, an irrevocable promise or decree; irrevocable fate

2. Etymology: [L. irrevocabilis: cf. F. irrvocable. See In- not, and Revoke, and cf. Irrevocable.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Irrevocable

   ir-rev′o-ka-bl, adj. that cannot be recalled.—n. Irrev′ocableness.—adv. Irrev′ocably.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of irrevocable in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of irrevocable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of irrevocable in a Sentence

1. Ines Zemelman:

   If the total value exceeds $2 million, talk to your financial advisor and tax advisor prior to scheduling an appointment at the embassy, the decision is irrevocable.

2. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf:

   If the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is going to take the irrevocable step of executing a human being, its capital sentencing system must be infallible, pennsylvania's system is riddled with flaws, making it error prone, expensive and anything but infallible.

3. Melissa Brekke:

   Users have granted FaceApp an irrevocable license to do whatever they want with any user content they've uploaded, they don't own your photos technically, but they basically have unrestricted rights to them.

4. Ann Curryis:

   This is about reaching for the edge of the future in journalism, which we know is undergoing an irrevocable transition, i am excited about working to become a valuable link between traditional media and what is to come.

5. Leonardo DaVinci:

   It is hard to have patience with people who say 'There is no death' or 'Death doesn't matter.' There is death. And whatever is matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible. You might as well say that birth doesn't matter.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=irrevocable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Irrevocable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=irrevocable
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrevocable
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=irrevocable