Definitions for revoke
rɪˈvoʊkre·voke

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. revoke, renegeverb

   the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

2. revokeverb

   fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

3. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacateverb

   cancel officially

   "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. revokenoun

   The act of revoking in a game of cards.

2. revokenoun

   A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.

3. revokenoun

   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.

4. revokeverb

   To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing

   Your driver's license will be revoked.

5. revokeverb

   To fail to follow suit in a game of cards

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

1. To REVOKEverb

   Etymology: revoquer, Fr. revoco, Lat.

   1. To repeal; to reverse.

   That society hath before consented, without revoking the same after. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 10.

   When we abrogate a law as being ill made, the whole cause for which it was made still remaining, do we not herein revoke our very own deed, and upbraid ourselves with folly, yea all that were makers of it with oversight and error. Hook.

   What reason is there, but that those grants and privileges should be revoked, or reduced to the first intention. Edmund Spenser.

   Without my Aurengzebe I cannot live;
   Revoke his doom, or else my sentence give. Dryden.

   2. To check; to repress.

   She strove their sudden rages to revoke,
   That at the last suppressing fury mad,
   They ’gan abstain. Fairy Queen, b. ii.

   3. To draw back.

   Shame were to revoke
   The forward footing for an hidden shade. Fairy Queen.

   Seas are troubled, when they do revoke
   Their flowing waves into themselves again. Davies.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revoke

   In trick-taking card games, a revoke (or renege, or ) is a violation of the rules regarding the play of tricks serious enough to render the round invalid. A revoke is a violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, and is considered a minor offense when unintentional. Trick-taking games normally have several rules regarding which cards may and may not be played to a trick. For example, most games require a player to follow suit or play in the suit led, if possible. Rules of this sort are sometimes called "honor rules", because there is no way to detect a violation at the moment of its commission. However, the irregularity will normally be discovered later, and there are usually strict penalties for revokes.

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1. revoke

   To revoke means to officially cancel, withdraw, or reverse a decision, right, or privilege previously granted. It can involve anything like a law, agreement, license, or legal contract.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revokeverb

   to call or bring back; to recall

2. Revokeverb

   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

3. Revokeverb

   to hold back; to repress; to restrain

4. Revokeverb

   to draw back; to withdraw

5. Revokeverb

   to call back to mind; to recollect

6. Revokeverb

   to fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege

7. Revokenoun

   the act of revoking

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Revoke

   To annul by withdrawing. In trick-taking card games, a revoke is a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks serious enough to render the round invalid. A revoke is 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. Trick-taking games normally have several rules regarding which cards may and may not be played to a trick. For example, most games require a player to follow suit or play in the suit led, if possible. Rules of this sort are sometimes called "honor rules", because there is no way to detect a violation at the moment of its commission. However, the irregularity will normally be discovered later, and there are usually strict penalties for revokes. Some "honor rules" in different trick-taking games ⁕Spades, Euchre and 500 require that players play to the suit led, unless void in it. ⁕Hearts requires that players follow the suit led. In some variants, a player holding the Queen of Spades and void in the led suit is required to play it. ⁕Pinochle requires players to ⁕play to the led suit unless void in it, with a potentially winning card if possible;if void in the led suit, trump with a potentially winning card;if unable to do any of those things, play anything.

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

1. Revoke

   rē-vōk′, v.t. to annul by recalling: to repeal: to reverse: to neglect to follow suit (at cards).—n. revocation, recall: act of revoking at cards.—adj. Rev′ocable, that may be revoked.—ns. Rev′ocableness, Revocabil′ity.—adv. Rev′ocably.—n. Revocā′tion, a recalling: repeal: reversal.—adj. Rev′ocātory.—n. Revoke′ment (Shak.), revocation.—Revocation of the edict of Nantes, the taking away by Louis IV., in 1685, of the Huguenot privileges granted by Henry IV. in 1598. [Fr.,—L. revocāre—re-, back, vocāre, to call.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of revoke in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of revoke in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of revoke in a Sentence

1. Dental Commission:

   The state's seeking of criminal charges is contrary to this evidence and inconsistent with the decision of Dental Commission not to revoke Rashmi Patel license.

2. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Yesterday, an Israeli citizen crossed our borders in order to join enemy groups in Syria. We will work to revoke his citizenship. Whoever joins enemy groups in order to fight against us will not be an Israeli citizen.

3. Bryant McGill:

   Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.

4. Carl Moore:

   She wanted him to revoke his parental rights, and he said, ‘No, I want to be in my child’s life,’ when you read the messages, I believe you could tell that they were written by a female that was scorned.

5. Baruch College:

   We will also revoke the individual membership of any member found involved in this incident.

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References

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