Definition of revoke Revoke

/ɹɪvowˈk/ - [rivowk] - re•voke

We found 17 definitions of revoke from 5 different sources.

What does revoke mean?

Noun Plural: revokes
revoke - the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
		renege
		mistake, error, fault a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
		card game, cards a game played with playing cards
Verb revokes, revoking, revoked
revoke - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
		annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
		strike down, cancel cause to die, especially suddenly; "The disease struck down many young men in the village"
		go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise"
revoke - fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
		play engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously; "They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
		card game, cards a game played with playing cards

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revoke (Noun)
The act of revoking in a game of cards.
revoke (Noun)
A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.
revoke (Noun)
A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental.
revoke (Verb)
To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
revoke (Verb)
To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.

revoke (v. t.)
To call or bring back; to recall.
revoke (v. t.)
Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by a special act; as, , to revoke a will, a license, a grant, a permission, a law, or the like.
revoke (v. t.)
To hold back; to repress; to restrain.
revoke (v. t.)
To draw back; to withdraw.
revoke (v. t.)
To call back to mind; to recollect.
revoke (v. i.)
To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege.
revoke (n.)
The act of revoking.

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