HyperDic: revoke

English > 3 senses of the word revoke:
VERBcompetitionrevokefail to follow suit when able and required to do so
communicationrevoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacatecancel officially
NOUNactrevoke, renegethe mistake of not following suit when able to do so
revoke > pronunciation
Soundsrihvow'k; riyvow'k
Rhymesartichoke ... yolk: 36 rhymes with owk...
English > revoke: 3 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningThe mistake of not following suit when able to do so.
Synonymrenege
Part ofcard game, cardsA game / game played with playing cards
Broadermistake, error, faultA wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Verbsrevokefail to follow suit when able and required to do so
English > revoke: 3 senses > verb 1, competition
Meaningfail to follow suit when able and required to do so.
PatternSomebody ----s
Categorycard game, cardsA game / game played with playing cards
Broaderplayparticipate in games / games or sport
Nounsrevokethe mistake of not following suit when able to do so
English > revoke: 3 senses > verb 2, communication
MeaningCancel officially.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example"He revoked the ban on smoking"
Synonymsannul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
Narrowerrenege, renege on, renegue on, go back onfail to fulfill a promise or obligation
Broadercancel, strike downdeclare null and void
Spanishanular, cancelar, contradecir, dar una contraorden, derogar, invalidar, invertir, rescindir, retractar, revocar
Catalananul·lar, derogar, invertir, revocar
Nounsrevocationthe act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done

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