Revoke
12/11/2025
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
revoke (verb)transitive verb
1.
to annul by recalling or taking back - rescind revoke a will
2.
intransitive verb
to bring or call back to fail to follow suit when able in a card game in violation of the rules
an act or instance of in a card game - revoking
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
revoke (verb)to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
SYNONYMS:
abandon, abort, call, call off, cry off, drop, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, scrap, scrubRELATED WORDS:
abrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, void, write off; recant, retract, take back, withdraw; countermand, reverse, roll back; break off, discontinue, end, halt, stop, terminate; hold back, interrupt, suspend; give up, relinquish, surrenderNEAR ANTONYMS:
engage, pledge, promise; begin, commence, initiate, start; take on, take up, undertakeSynonyms:
revoking