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revoke definition

re·voke (ri vōk′)

transitive verb revoked -·voked′, revoking -·vok′·ing

  1. to withdraw, repeal, rescind, cancel, or annul (a law, permit, etc.)
  2. Now Rare to recall

Etymology: ME revoken < MFr revoquer < L revocare < re-, back + vocare, to call: see voice

intransitive verb

Card Games to fail to follow suit when required and able to do so; renege

noun

Card Games the act or an instance of revoking

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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