Definitions for revokerɪˈvoʊk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
re•vokerɪˈvoʊk(v.; n.)-voked, -vok•ing
(v.t.)to take back or withdraw; annul or cancel:
to revoke a license.
to bring or summon back.
(v.i.)to fail to follow suit in a card game when possible and required; renege.
Category: Games
(n.)an act or instance of revoking.
Category: Games
Origin of revoke:
1300–50; ME < L revocāre to call again =re-re - +vocāre to call
re•vok′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
revoke, renege(verb)
the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
revoke(verb)
fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate(verb)
cancel officially
"He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
revoke(verb)ɪˈvoʊk
to cancel a decision or right
a court ruling to revoke the death sentence
Wiktionary
revoke(Noun)
The act of revoking in a game of cards.
revoke(Noun)
A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.
revoke(Noun)
A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental.
revoke(Verb)
To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing
Your driver's license will be revoked.
revoke(Verb)
To fail to follow suit in a game of cards
Webster Dictionary
Revoke(verb)
to call or bring back; to recall
Revoke(verb)
hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by a special act; as, , to revoke a will, a license, a grant, a permission, a law, or the like
Revoke(verb)
to hold back; to repress; to restrain
Revoke(verb)
to draw back; to withdraw
Revoke(verb)
to call back to mind; to recollect
Revoke(verb)
to fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege
Revoke(noun)
the act of revoking
Translations for revoke
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
revoke(verb)
to change (a decision); to make (a law etc) no longer valid.
- intrek, kanselleerAfrikaans
- يُلْغي، يُبْطِلArabic
- отменямBulgarian
- revogarPortuguese (BR)
- zrušitCzech
- widerrufenGerman
- annullere; ophæveDanish
- ακυρώνω, ανακαλώ, αναιρώGreek
- revocarSpanish
- tühistamaEstonian
- لغو کردن؛ باطل کردنFarsi
- kumotaFinnish
- révoquer, abrogerFrench
- לְבָטֵלHebrew
- रद्द करनाHindi
- opozvati, ukinutiCroatian
- visszavonHungarian
- mencabutIndonesian
- taka aftur, afturkalla, nemaúr gildiIcelandic
- revocare, abrogareItalian
- 取消すJapanese
- 취소하다, 무효로 하다Korean
- atšaukti, panaikintiLithuanian
- atcelt; atsauktLatvian
- menukar keputusanMalay
- herroepenDutch
- gjøre om; inndra, oppheveNorwegian
- unieważnić, cofnąćPolish
- لغو کردن؛ باطل کردنPersian
- منسوخول، لرى كول، لغوكول، ردول، له منځه ايستلPashto
- revogarPortuguese
- a revoca; a abrogaRomanian
- отменять; аннулироватьRussian
- zrušiť, odvolaťSlovak
- preklicatiSlovenian
- opozvatiSerbian
- återkalla, upphävaSwedish
- เพิกถอนThai
- iptal etmekTurkish
- 撤銷(決定)，廢除(法律)Chinese (Trad.)
- скасовувати, анулюватиUkrainian
- منسوخ کرناUrdu
- rút lại (quyết định); hủy bỏVietnamese
- 撤销，废除，宣告无效Chinese (Simp.)
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