Word a Day
revoke
What does revoke mean?
revoke (verb): to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use revoke in a sentence?
- Your driver's license will be revoked. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- I hereby revoke all former wills. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce revoke?
/ɹɪˈvoʊk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does revoke come from?
Borrowed from Middle French révoquer, from Latin revocare, from re- + voco, vocare.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of revoke?
Words related to revoke
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “revoke”?
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What does “revoke” mean?
make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope
Not quite: that's what bind means.
to grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award
Not quite: that's what accord means.
to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
Not quite: that's what threaten means.
to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing
Right! That's what “revoke” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “revoke”?
repeal
Right!
cruise
Not quite: cruise means something else.
depend
Not quite: depend means something else.
export
Not quite: export means something else.
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