revoke
To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversingTo cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
» I got my license revoked.
Mir wurde die Lizenz entzogen.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
Your driver's license will be revoked.
I hereby revoke all former wills.
widerrufen, revozieren, einziehen
отменя́тьotmenjátʹ, отмени́тьotmenítʹ, аннули́роватьannulírovatʹ
cancel officially
(intransitive)To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.
объявля́ть рено́нсobʺjavljátʹ renóns, объяви́ть рено́нсobʺjavítʹ renóns
fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
(obsolete)To call or bring back.
(obsolete)To hold back.
(obsolete)To move (something) back or away.
(obsolete)To call back to mind.
Examples
26 sentencesI got my license revoked.
deMir wurde die Lizenz entzogen. — Yorwba
Tom's license has been revoked.
My license has been revoked.
ruМою лицензию отозвали. — odexed
deMir wurde die Lizenz entzogen. — Yorwba
We got our license revoked.
I heard Tom's membership has been revoked.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French révoquer, from Latin revocare, from re- + voco, vocare. DoubleBorrowed from Middle French révoquer, from Latin revocare, from re- + voco, vocare. Doublet of revocate.
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Forms
revokes, revoking, revoked, revokedSynonyms
15 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle