verb
revoke
rih-VOHK
verb
1
To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.
"His driving licence was revoked after the third offence."
"The government revoked the company's operating permit."
How to Use Revoke
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo officially take back or cancel something that was granted.
Common pairings
revoke a licence
revoke a visa
revoke citizenship
Word Forms
revoked past tense, revokes plural, revokes singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French révoquer, from Latin revocare, "to call back" — re- plus voco, "to call".