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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Revoke \Re*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revoked;p. pr. & vb. n.
     Revoking.] [F. r['e]voquer, L. revocare; pref. re- re- +
     vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice. See Voice, and cf.
     Revocate.]
     1. To call or bring back; to recall. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The faint sprite he did revoke again,
              To her frail mansion of morality.     --Spenser.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal;
        to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by
        a special act; as,, to revoke a will, a license, a grant,
        a permission, a law, or the like. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To hold back; to repress; to restrain. [Obs.]
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              [She] still strove their sudden rages to revoke.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     4. To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     5. To call back to mind; to recollect. [Obs.]
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              A man, by revoking and recollecting within himself
              former passages, will be still apt to inculcate
              these sad memoris to his conscience.  --South.
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     Syn: To abolish; recall; repeal; rescind; countermand; annul;
          abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Revoke \Re*voke"\, v. i. (Card Playing)
     To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led,
     in violation of the rule of the game; to renege. --Hoyle.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Revoke \Re*voke"\, n. (Card Playing)
     The act of revoking.
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           She [Sarah Battle] never made a revoke.  --Lamb.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Revoke \Re*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revoked;p. pr. & vb. n.
     Revoking.] [F. r['e]voquer, L. revocare; pref. re- re- +
     vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice. See Voice, and cf.
     Revocate.]
     1. To call or bring back; to recall. [Obs.]
  
              The faint sprite he did revoke again, To her frail
              mansion of morality.                  --Spenser.
  
     2. Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal;
        to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by
        a special act; as,, to revoke a will, a license, a grant,
        a permission, a law, or the like. --Shak.
  
     3. To hold back; to repress; to restrain. [Obs.]
  
              [She] still strove their sudden rages to revoke.
                                                    --Spenser.
  
     4. To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
     5. To call back to mind; to recollect. [Obs.]
  
              A man, by revoking and recollecting within himself
              former passages, will be still apt to inculcate
              these sad memoris to his conscience.  --South.
  
     Syn: To abolish; recall; repeal; rescind; countermand; annul;
          abrogate; cancel; reverse. See Abolish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Revoke \Re*voke"\, v. i. (Card Playing)
     To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led,
     in violation of the rule of the game; to renege. --Hoyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Revoke \Re*voke"\, n. (Card Playing)
     The act of revoking.
  
           She [Sarah Battle] never made a revoke.  --Lamb.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  revoke
       n : the mistake of not following suit when able to do so [syn: renege]
       v 1: fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
       2: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on
          smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
          [syn: annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal,
           overturn, rescind, vacate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  revoke
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ανακαλώ, αποσύρω, ακυρώνω κάτι που ήταν επικυρωμένο
     2 πάω πάσο στα χαρτιά παρ' ότι με παίρνει να συνεχίσω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  revoke
     n.
     The act of revoking in a game of cards.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or
  reversing.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when
  holding a card in that suit.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To call or bring back.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To hold back.
     5 (lb en obsolete) To move (something) back or away.
     6 (lb en obsolete) To call back to mind.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  revoke
     n.
     The act of revoking in a game of cards.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or
  reversing.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when
  holding a card in that suit.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To call or bring back.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To hold back.
     5 (lb en obsolete) To move (something) back or away.
     6 (lb en obsolete) To call back to mind.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  revoke
     n.
     The act of revoking in a game of cards.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or
  reversing.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when
  holding a card in that suit.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To call or bring back.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To hold back.
     5 (lb en obsolete) To move (something) back or away.
     6 (lb en obsolete) To call back to mind.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  revoke
     n.
     The act of revoking in a game of cards.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or
  reversing.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when
  holding a card in that suit.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To call or bring back.
     4 (lb en obsolete) To hold back.
     5 (lb en obsolete) To move (something) back or away.
     6 (lb en obsolete) To call back to mind.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  revoke
     Englanti vb.
     kumota, peruuttaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  revoke
     Engelska vb.
     återkalla

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Revoke /ɹɪvˈəʊk/
  الإلغاء، يسحب، يبطل، يلغي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  revoke //rɪˈvəʊk// //ɹɪˈvoʊk// //ɹɪˈvəʊk// 
  ривок
  the act of revoking in a game of cards

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  revoke //rɪˈvəʊk// //ɹɪˈvoʊk// //ɹɪˈvəʊk// 
  анулирам, отменям
  to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  revoke /ɹɪvˈəʊk/ 
  odvolat

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  revoke /ɹɪvˈəʊk/
  
  ανακαλώ

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  revoke //rɪˈvəʊk// //ɹɪˈvoʊk// //ɹɪˈvəʊk// 
  väärinpeluu
  the act of revoking in a game of cards

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  revoke //rɪˈvəʊk// //ɹɪˈvoʊk// //ɹɪˈvəʊk// 
  1. pelata väärin
  cardgames: to fail to follow suit when one should
  2. peruuttaa, mitätöidä, perua
  to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  revoke /ɹɪvˈəʊk/ 
  1. मिटा~देना
        "He has revoked an agreement with his partner."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  revoke /ɹɪvˈəʊk/
  opozvati, pobijati, poništiti, poreći, ukinuti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  revoke //rɪˈvəʊk// //ɹɪˈvoʊk// //ɹɪˈvəʊk// 
  取り消す
  to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  revoke //rɪˈvəʊk// //ɹɪˈvoʊk// //ɹɪˈvəʊk// 
  annullere, oppheve
  to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  revoke /rɪˈvəʊk/ 
    odwoływać

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  revoke //rɪˈvəʊk// //ɹɪˈvoʊk// //ɹɪˈvəʊk// 
  återkalla
  to cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  revoke /ɹɪvˈəʊk/
  1. geri almak, hükümsüz kılmak, feshetmek, iptal etmek
  2. sözünü geri almak
  3. (iskambil) kurallara aykırı olarak aynı renkten kâğıt oynamamak
  4. (iskambil) aynı renkten kağıt oynamayış.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹiˈvoʊk/, /ɹɪˈvoʊk/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  85 Moby Thesaurus words for "revoke":
     abjure, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, assert the contrary,
     back down, back out, backwater, belie, bring to naught, cancel,
     cite, climb down, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert,
     counter, countermand, counterorder, crawfish out, cross, deny,
     disaffirm, disallow, disannul, disavow, disclaim, dismantle,
     disown, disprove, dispute, do away with, eat crow, eat humble pie,
     erase, expunge, forswear, gainsay, impugn, invalidate,
     join issue upon, lift, make void, negate, negative, not accept,
     not admit, nullify, oppose, override, overrule, quash, recall,
     recant, recollect, refuse to admit, refute, remember, remind,
     reminisce, renege, renounce, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retain,
     retract, retrospect, reverse, revive, set aside, suspend, swallow,
     take back, take issue with, undo, unsay, vacate, veto, void, waive,
     withdraw, write off
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v.废除,取消,撤回

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 撤回,废除
     vi.
     n. 有牌不跟

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