US /rɪˈvoʊk/ UK /rɪˈvəʊk/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

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

    The court revoked his license after the offense.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to officially cancel or... repealrescindannulcancelwithdrawretractnullify
Word family
Forms revocable
Derived forms revokedrevokingrevokerrevocablerevocation
Related forms revocationrevocableinvokeconvokeprovoke

Etymology

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

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