Revoke — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻvˈoʊk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪvˈəʊk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪvˈəʊk/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻvˈoʊk/.

Examples

He revoked the ban on smoking
lift an embargo
vacate a death sentence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rescind vacate annul renege countermand overturn reverse repeal lift

Parts of Speech

noun	the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
verb	fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
verb	cancel officially “He revoked the ban on smoking”

Word Forms

revoke	verb	fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
renege	verb	fail to fulfill a promise or obligation
revoke	noun	the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
revocation	noun	the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done
annulment	noun	the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
countermand	noun	a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
reversible	adjective	capable of being reversed
reverse	noun	a relation of direct opposition
reversal	noun	a decision to reverse an earlier decision
repeal	noun	the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
recission	noun	(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
rescission	noun	(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made
vacation	noun	the act of making something legally void

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

widerrufen

der Fehler, dem Beispiel nicht zu folgen, obwohl man dazu in der Lage ist

🇫🇷French

révoquer

l'erreur de ne pas emboîter le pas quand on est capable de le faire

🇪🇸Spanish

revocar

El error de no seguir el ejemplo cuando se puede.

🇮🇹Italian

revocare

l'errore di non seguire l'esempio quando è possibile farlo

🇳🇱Dutch

herroepen

de fout om dit voorbeeld niet te volgen als dat wel mogelijk is

🇵🇹Portuguese

revogar

o erro de não seguir o exemplo quando é possível fazê-lo

🇷🇺Russian

отозвать

ошибка не следовать примеру, когда есть возможность это сделать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रद्द करना

ऐसा करने में सक्षम होने पर भी उसका पालन न करने की गलती

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাহার

তা করতে সক্ষম হলে স্যুট অনুসরণ না করার ভুল

🇮🇳Tamil

திரும்பப் பெறு

அவ்வாறு செய்ய இயலும் போது பின்பற்றாத தவறு

🇮🇳Telugu

రద్దు

అలా చేయగలిగినప్పుడు దానిని అనుసరించకపోవడం తప్పు

🇮🇳Marathi

मागे घेणे

असे करण्यास सक्षम असताना त्याचे पालन न करण्याची चूक

🇮🇳Gujarati

રદ કરવું

જ્યારે આમ કરવામાં સક્ષમ હોય ત્યારે તેને અનુસરવાની ભૂલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದಾಗ ಅದನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸದಿರುವ ತಪ್ಪು

🇮🇳Malayalam

റദ്ദാക്കുക

അങ്ങനെ ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയുമ്പോൾ അത് പിന്തുടരാത്തതിൻ്റെ തെറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਦ ਕਰੋ

ਅਜਿਹਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਹੋਣ 'ਤੇ ਸੂਟ ਦੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਨਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਗਲਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

منسوخ

ایسا کرنے کے قابل ہونے پر اس کی پیروی نہ کرنے کی غلطی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撤销

🇯🇵Japanese

取り消す

できるのに従わないという間違い

🇰🇷Korean

취소

할 수 있는데도 이를 따르지 않는 실수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thu hồi

sai lầm của việc không làm theo khi có thể làm như vậy

🇹🇭Thai

ถอน

ความผิดที่ไม่ปฏิบัติตามเมื่อสามารถทำได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

menarik kembali

kesalahan karena tidak mengikutinya ketika mampu melakukannya

🇵🇭Filipino

bawiin

ang pagkakamali ng hindi pagsunod sa suit kapag nagawa ito

🇲🇾Malay

membatalkan

kesilapan tidak mengikut kesesuaian apabila dapat berbuat demikian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إلغاء

خطأ عدم اتباع الدعوى عند القدرة على ذلك

🇮🇷Persian

لغو

اشتباه پیروی نکردن از آن در صورت توانایی

🇹🇷Turkish

geri çekmek

mümkün olduğu halde davayı takip etmeme hatası

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבַטֵל

הטעות של לא ללכת בעקבותיו כשיכולים לעשות זאת

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