revocation

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise

The revocation of his license was due to repeated violations.
2

noun
the act of taking back or withdrawing something granted

The contract included a clause for revocation under certain conditions.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the official cancellation... annulmentrepealrescissioninvalidationnullification

2 noun · the act of taking back or... retraction withdrawal recall suspension abrogation

Opposites

ratification approval grantvalidation

Etymology

From Latin revocare ('to call back, revoke') + the noun suffix -tion, giving revocatio ('a calling back, annulment'); via Old French revocacion and Middle English revocacioun to Modern English revocation ('act of recalling or annulling').

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# revocation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌrɛvəˈkeɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise
2. the act of taking back or withdrawing something granted

## Examples
- The revocation of his license was due to repeated violations.
- The contract included a clause for revocation under certain conditions.

## Synonyms
- annulment
- repeal
- rescission
- invalidation
- nullification
- retraction
- withdrawal
- recall
- suspension
- abrogation

## Antonyms
- ratification
- approval
- grant
- validation

## Etymology
From Latin revocare ('to call back, revoke') + the noun suffix -tion, giving revocatio ('a calling back, annulment'); via Old French revocacion and Middle English revocacioun to Modern English revocation ('act of recalling or annulling').

## AI Etymology
Revocation comes from Latin revocare ('to call back, revoke') + the noun suffix -tion, giving revocatio ('a calling back, annulment'); via Old French revocacion and Middle English revocacioun to Modern English revocation ('act of recalling or annulling'). In current use it is a noun meaning "the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The word's history is thus visible in its construction: the components remain interpretable even after the whole expression has settled into a conventional English meaning.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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