Since vocare means "to call" in Latin, to revoke is to "call back". Your driver's license could be revoked after about three convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol; some people's licenses are …

Revoke means to take back, withdraw, or cancel. Revoke is typically used in the context of officially taking back or cancelling some kind of right, status, or privilege that has already been given or …

REVOKE meaning: 1. to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect: 2. to say…. Learn more.

When people in authority revoke something such as a licence, a law, or an agreement, they cancel it.

1. to take back or withdraw; annul or cancel: to revoke a license. 2. to bring or summon back.

Definition of revoke verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1 day ago · Verb revoke (third-person singular simple present revokes, present participle revoking, simple past and past participle revoked) (transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or …

re•voke (ri vōk′), v., -voked, -vok•ing, n. v.t. to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree. to bring or summon back. v.i. Games [Cards.]to fail to follow suit when …

There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb revoke, ten of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Revoke definition: To invalidate or cause to no longer be in effect, as by voiding or canceling.