revoke (redirected from revokes)

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To void or annul by recalling, withdrawing, or reversing: Her license was revoked.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

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

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

(title, licence) → entziehen +dat;

(promise, decision) → widerrufen

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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, kanselleer يُلْغي، يُبْطِل отменям zrušit annullere; ophæve widerrufen ακυρώνω, ανακαλώ, αναιρώ revocar tühistama لغو کردن؛ باطل کردن kumota révoquer, abroger לְבָטֵל रद्द करना opozvati, ukinuti visszavon mencabut taka aftur, afturkalla, nema úr gildi revocare, abrogare 取消す ...을 취소하다, 무효로 하다 atšaukti, panaikinti atcelt; atsaukt menukar keputusan herroepen gjøre om; inndra, oppheve unieważnić, cofnąć revogar a revoca; a abroga отменять; аннулировать zrušiť, odvolať preklicati opozvati återkalla, upphäva เพิกถอน iptal etmek 廢除，宣告無效 скасовувати, анулювати منسوخ کرنا rút lại (quyết định); hủy bỏ 废除，宣告无效

n revocation [revəˈkeiʃən]

kansellasie, intrekking إلْغاء، إبْطال отменяне odvolání, zrušení annullering; ophævelse der Widerruf ακύρωση, ανάκληση, αναίρεση revocación tühistamine فسخ؛ ابطال kumoaminen abrogation בִּיטוּל प्रतिसंहरण, निरसन opoziv, ukidanje visszavonás pencabutan afturköllun, ómerking revoca, abrogazione 取消し 취소, 폐지, 해제 atšaukimas, panaikinimas atcelšana; atsaukšana penukaran herroeping tilbakekalling; opphevelse odwołanie, unieważnienie revogação revocare; abro­gare отмена; аннулирование odvolanie, zrušenie preklic opoziv återkallande, upphävande การเพิกถอน iptal 撤回 скасування, анулювання منسوخی sự rút lại; sự hủy bỏ 撤回