revoke

UK: /rɪˈvəʊk/ US: /rɪˈvoʊk/ ,(ri vōk′)

Inflections of 'revoke' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

revokes

v 3rd person singular

revoking

v pres p

revoked

v past

revoked

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•voke /rɪˈvoʊk/   v. [~ + object] , -voked, -vok•ing. 

1. to take back or withdraw;
   annul or cancel:
   revoked his driver's license.

See -voc-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•voke  (ri vōk′), v., -voked, -vok•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to take back or withdraw;
   annul, cancel, or reverse;
   rescind or repeal:
   to revoke a decree.
2. to bring or summon back.

v.i. 

3. Games [Cards.] to fail to follow suit when possible and required;
   renege.

n. 

4. Games [Cards.] an act or instance of revoking.

• Latin revocāre to call again, equivalent. to re- re- + vocāre to call
• Middle English revoken 1300–50

re•vok′er, n. 
re•vok′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. retract, recall; nullify, countermand.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

revoke / rɪˈvəʊk/ verb

1. (transitive) to take back or withdraw; cancel; rescind
2. (intransitive) to break a rule of play by failing to follow suit when able to do so; renege

noun

1. the act of revoking; a renege

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin revocāre to call back, withdraw, from re- + vocāre to call

reˈvoker noun