irrevocable

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US /iˈɹɛvəkəbəl/ UK /ɪˈɹɛvəkəbəl/
adj Freq #37238

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    incapable of being retracted or revoked

    firm and irrevocable is my doom- Shakespeare

  2. 2
    adj

    Unable to be retracted or reversed; final.

    Firm and irrevocable is my doom Which I have pass'd upon her; she is banish'd.

Etymology

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

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · incapable of being... irrevokable
2 adj · unable to be retracted or... irrepealableirreversible

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