to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal:
to revoke a decree.
2.
to bring or summon back.
verb (used without object), revoked, revoking.
3.
Cards. to fail to follow suit when possible and required; renege.
noun
4.
Cards. an act or instance of revoking.
Origin
1300-50;Middle Englishrevoken < Latinrevocāre to call again, equivalent to re-re- + vocāre to call
Related forms
revoker, noun
revokingly, adverb
unrevoked, adjective
Synonyms
1. retract, recall; nullify, countermand.
British Dictionary definitions for revoke
revoke
/rɪˈvəʊk/
verb
1.
(transitive) to take back or withdraw; cancel; rescind: to revoke a law
2.
(intransitive) (cards) to break a rule of play by failing to follow suit when able to do so; renege
noun
3.
(cards) the act of revoking; a renege
Derived Forms
revoker, noun
Word Origin
C14: from Latin revocāre to call back, withdraw, from re- + vocāre to call
Word Origin and History for revoke
v.
mid-14c., from Old French revoquer (13c.), from Latin revocare "rescind, call back," from re- "back" (see re-) + vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Related: Revoked; revoking.