irrevocable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /iˈɹɛvəkəbəl/ UK /ɪˈɹɛvəkəbəl/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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adj
Impossible to change, reverse, or take back; final.

Once you sign the document, your decision becomes irrevocable.

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Synonyms

1 adj · impossible to change,... irreversible

Word family

Forms irrevocableness

Etymology

From Middle French irrévocable, from Latin irrevocabilis; equivalent to ir- + revoke + -able.

irrévocable Middle French irrevocabilis Latin

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