revoke[verb]Synonyms: cancel, annul, countermand, disclaim, invalidate, negate, nullify, obviate, quash, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, set aside, withdraw
Antonyms: confirm
Related Words: abrogate,
annul,
void,
cancel,
erase,
expunge,
invalidate,
nullify,
countermand,
counterorder,
abjure,
forswear,
recant,
retract [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧voke /rɪˈvəʊk $ -ˈvoʊk/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: revoquer, from Latin revocare 'to call back']
to officially state that a law, decision, or agreement is no longer effective ⇒
revocation:
Their work permits have been revoked. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲