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re·voke [ ri vṓk ]

verb (past and past participle re·voked, present participle re·vok·ing, 3rd person present singular re·vokes)

Definition:

1. transitive verb law formally cancel something: to make something null and void by withdrawing, recalling, or reversing it

2. transitive verb summon somebody back: to call somebody back, e.g. from exile or from an overseas position

3. intransitive verb card games not follow suit: in a card game, to fail to follow suit when able to do so

noun (plural re·vokes)

Definition:

card games failure to follow suit: failure to follow suit in a card game when able to do so

[14th century. Via French< Latin revocare "call back" < vocare "call"]

re·vok·er noun