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revoke
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"]

rev·o·ca·tion [ rèvvə káysh'n, r vō káysh'n ] noun
re·vok·er noun
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