revoke | | |
n. (act) | 1. renege, revoke | the mistake of not following suit when able to do so. |
| ~ error, fault, mistake | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention.; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults" |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
v. (competition) | 2. revoke | fail to follow suit when able and required to do so. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| ~ play | participate in games or sport.; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
v. (communication) | 3. annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, vacate | cancel officially.; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
| ~ go back on, renege, renege on, renegue on | fail to fulfill a promise or obligation.; "She backed out of her promise" |
| ~ strike down, cancel | declare null and void; make ineffective.; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" |
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