revoke

  • 11Revoke — In trick taking card games, a revoke (or renege) is a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks serious enough to render the round invalid. A revoke is a violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the… …

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  • 12revoke — UK [rɪˈvəʊk] / US [rɪˈvoʊk] verb [transitive] Word forms revoke : present tense I/you/we/they revoke he/she/it revokes present participle revoking past tense revoked past participle revoked to officially say that something is no longer legal, for …

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  • 13Revoke — Re|voke [rɪ voʊk], die; , s [engl. revoke, zu: to revoke = nicht bedienen; widerrufen < lat. revocare, ↑revozieren] (Kartenspiel): versehentlich falsches Bedienen (3 b) od. Nichtbedienen …

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  • 14Revoke — Re|voke [ri vouk] die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. revoke zu to revoke »nicht bedienen, widerrufen«, dies aus lat. revocare, vgl. ↑revozieren> versehentlich falsches Bedienen (Kartenspiele) …

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  • 15revoke — I. verb (revoked; revoking) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French revocer, revoquer, from Latin revocare, from re + vocare to call, from voc , vox voice more at voice Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to annul by recalling or taking… …

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  • 16revoke — revoker, n. revokingly, adv. /ri vohk /, v., revoked, revoking, 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. Cards. to fail to follow suit when possible …

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  • 17revoke — verb Revoke is used with these nouns as the object: ↑authorization, ↑bail, ↑charter, ↑citizenship, ↑decree, ↑licence, ↑order, ↑permission, ↑permit, ↑privilege, ↑visa …

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  • 18revoke — re|voke [ rı vouk ] verb transitive to officially say that something is no longer legal, for example a law or document: After the third accident, her driver s license was revoked. The EU is demanding that Canada revoke the legislation. ╾… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19revoke — [[t]rɪvo͟ʊk[/t]] revokes, revoking, revoked VERB When people in authority revoke something such as a licence, a law, or an agreement, they cancel it. [FORMAL] [V n] The government revoked her husband s license to operate migrant labor crews. Syn …

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  • 20revoke — re•voke [[t]rɪˈvoʊk[/t]] v. voked, vok•ing, n. 1) to take back or withdraw; annul or cancel: to revoke a license[/ex] 2) to bring or summon back 3) gam to fail to follow suit in a card game when possible and required; renege 4) gam an act or… …

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