revoke

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /rɪˈvoʊk/ UK /rɪˈvəʊk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to officially cancel or withdraw a decision, right, or permission

The court revoked his license after the offense.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to officially cancel or... repeal rescind annul cancel withdraw retract nullify

Opposites

grant enact ratify uphold authorize

Word family

Forms revocable

Derived forms revokedrevokingrevokerrevocablerevocation

Related forms revocationrevocableinvoke convoke provoke

Simplified etymology

Revoke entered English in late Middle English and ultimately comes from Latin vocare, “to call.” Its elements literally mean “call back.”

Etymology

From Old French revoquer, from Latin revocare ('to call back, recall'), from re- ('back') + vocare ('to call'), from vox ('voice').

revocare Latin vocare Latin

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Actions & Processes

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# revoke

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /rɪˈvoʊk/
**IPA (UK):** /rɪˈvəʊk/

## Meanings
1. to officially cancel or withdraw a decision, right, or permission

## Examples
- The court revoked his license after the offense.

## Synonyms
- repeal
- rescind
- annul
- cancel
- withdraw
- retract
- nullify

## Antonyms
- grant
- enact
- ratify
- uphold
- authorize

## Derived Forms
- revoked
- revoking
- revoker
- revocable
- revocation

## Related Forms
- revocation
- revocable
- invoke
- convoke
- provoke

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: revocare
- Root: vocare

## Etymology
From Old French revoquer, from Latin revocare ('to call back, recall'), from re- ('back') + vocare ('to call'), from vox ('voice').

## AI Etymology
Revoke comes from Old French revoquer, from Latin revocare ('to call back, recall'), from re- ('back') + vocare ('to call'), from vox ('voice'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a verb, it means "to officially cancel or withdraw a decision, right, or permission", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin revocare and Latin vocare. Derivative forms include revoked, revoking, revoker, revocable, revocation; related words include revocation, revocable, invoke, convoke, provoke.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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