revoke

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to revoke

Third person singular
revokes

Simple past
revoked

Past participle
revoked

Present participle
revoking

to revoke (third-person singular simple present revokes, present participle revoking, simple past and past participle revoked)

  1. (transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing
    Your driver's license will be revoked.
  2. (intransitive) To fail to follow suit in a game of cards

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[edit] Noun

Singular
revoke

Plural
revokes

revoke (plural revokes)

  1. The act of revoking in a game of cards.
  2. A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.
  3. A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental.