revoke (redirected from revocations)

re·voke  (r-vk)

v. re·voked, re·vok·ing, re·vokes

v.tr.

To void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing: Her license was revoked.

v.intr. Games

To fail to follow suit in cards when required and able to do so.

n. Games

Failure to follow suit in a card game when required and able to do so.

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[Middle English revoken, from Old French revoquer, from Latin revocre : re-, re- + vocre, to call; see wek^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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re·voker n.

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revoke

Verb

[-voking, -voked]

1. to take back or cancel (an agreement, will, etc.)

2. Cards to break a rule by failing to follow suit when able to do so

Noun

Cards the act of revoking [Latin revocare to call back]

revocation n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revoke - the mistake of not following suit when able to do so renege error, fault, mistake - 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	1.	revoke - fail to follow suit when able and required to do so card game, cards - a game played with playing cards play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches"
	2.	revoke - cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" countermand, repeal, rescind, annul, vacate, reverse, overturn, lift go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on - fail to fulfill a promise or obligation; "She backed out of her promise" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"

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revoke

verb cancel, recall, withdraw, reverse, abolish, set aside, repeal, renounce, quash, take back, call back, retract, repudiate, negate, renege, rescind, invalidate, annul, nullify, recant, obviate, disclaim, abrogate, countermand, declare null and void << OPPOSITE endorse

Translations

revoke [rɪˈvəuk] vt → revocar

revoke [rɪˈvəuk] vt → révoquer [+ promise, decision]; revenir sur

revoke [rɪˈvəuk] vt (law etc) → aufheben;

(title, licence) → entziehen +dat;

(promise, decision) → widerrufen

revoke [rɪˈvəuk] vt → revocare [+ promise, decision]; rinvenire su

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revoke

v revoke [rəˈvəuk]

to change (a decision); to make (a law etc) no longer valid. intrek, kanselleerيُلْغي، يُبْطِلотменямzrušitannullere; ophævewiderrufenακυρώνω, ανακαλώ, αναιρώrevocartühistamaلغو کردن؛ باطل کردنkumotarévoquer, abrogerלְבָטֵלरद्द करनाopozvati, ukinutivisszavonmencabuttaka aftur, afturkalla, nema úr gildirevocare, abrogare取消す...을 취소하다, 무효로 하다atšaukti, panaikintiatcelt; atsauktmenukar keputusanherroepengjøre om; inndra, oppheveunieważnić, cofnąćrevogara revoca; a abrogaотменять; аннулироватьzrušiť, odvolaťpreklicatiopozvatiåterkalla, upphävaเพิกถอนiptal etmek廢除，宣告無效скасовувати, анулюватиمنسوخ کرناrút lại (quyết định); hủy bỏ废除，宣告无效

n revocation [revəˈkeiʃən]

kansellasie, intrekkingإلْغاء، إبْطالотменянеodvolání, zrušeníannullering; ophævelseder Widerrufακύρωση, ανάκληση, αναίρεσηrevocacióntühistamineفسخ؛ ابطالkumoaminenabrogationבִּיטוּלप्रतिसंहरण, निरसनopoziv, ukidanjevisszavonáspencabutanafturköllun, ómerkingrevoca, abrogazione取消し취소, 폐지, 해제atšaukimas, panaikinimasatcelšana; atsaukšanapenukaranherroepingtilbakekalling; opphevelseodwołanie, unieważnienierevogaçãorevocare; abro­gareотмена; аннулированиеodvolanie, zrušeniepreklicopozivåterkallande, upphävandeการเพิกถอนiptal撤回скасування, анулюванняمنسوخیsự rút lại; sự hủy bỏ撤回