re
voke
Third Person
revokes
Present Participle
revoking
Past Tense
revoked
Past Participle
revoked
1
to officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a law, a decision, a license, or a privilege
transitive
- The board of directors voted unanimously to revoke the CEO's authority following a series of financial scandals.
- The government decided to revoke the controversial law due to public protests.
- The judge decided to revoke the defendant's bail after they violated the conditions of their release.
- The school administration will revoke the scholarship if the student's grades consistently fall below the required level.
2
to fail to follow suit when a player should have, violating the rules of the card game being played
- He accidentally revoked by playing a spade instead of following the suit.
- She realized she had revoked after the round had already ended.
- The referee reviewed the game and confirmed the player had revoked.
- If you revoke in bridge, the opposing team gains a penalty.
- He revoked by playing the wrong card, unaware that he still had one in the required suit.