revoke

[ri-vohk] / rɪˈvoʊk /

VERB

take back; cancel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish abrogate annul deny dismantle dismiss invalidate lift nullify quash remove renounce repeal rescind retract reverse set aside vacate void withdraw

STRONG

abjure backpedal countermand disclaim disown erase expunge forswear negate nix obliterate recall recant repudiate scrub

WEAK

back out of call back call off counterorder declare null and void rub out wipe out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affirm allow approve corroborate enact establish fix institute keep legalize pass permit ratify remain sanction stay support validate

STRONG

accept acknowledge admit build claim construct create

WEAK

authorize enforce

Example Sentences

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During the meeting on Thursday, councillors debated a motion proposing to revoke the honour from Ferguson before voting in favour of it.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Instead, it agreed to take up the government’s case, which argues that it can revoke this status—this is something Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has been fighting for nearly a year now.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

I learned the new financial POA didn’t automatically revoke the old one, and although the county had prepared a revocation letter, I was never given it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The process to revoke the RKO licenses took seven years from the moment the FCC voted in favor of the move.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

“But We have also had a strong relationship with Abnegation in the past, and we do not think it is right to revoke the hand of friendship when it has for so long been extended.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

revoke

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