Revoke

Pronunciation: /rɪˈvoʊk/

Definitions of revoke

verb to officially cancel or invalidate a decision, law, or agreement

Example Sentences

A1 The teacher can revoke a student's recess privileges.

A2 The company decided to revoke the employee's access to sensitive information.

B1 The government has the power to revoke a person's citizenship under certain circumstances.

B2 The court may revoke a person's probation if they violate the terms of their release.

C1 The board of directors voted to revoke the CEO's contract due to misconduct.

C2 The university has the authority to revoke a student's degree if they are found guilty of academic dishonesty.

Examples of revoke in a Sentence

formal The government has decided to revoke the company's operating license.

informal They're going to revoke his membership if he keeps causing trouble.

slang If you don't follow the rules, they'll totally revoke your privileges.

figurative She felt like life had decided to revoke all her chances at happiness.

Grammatical Forms of revoke

• past tense: revoked
• plural: revokes
• comparative: more revoked
• superlative: most revoked
• present tense: revoke
• future tense: will revoke
• perfect tense: have revoked
• continuous tense: is revoking
• singular: revokes
• positive degree: revokable
• infinitive: to revoke
• gerund: revoking
• participle: revoked

Origin and Evolution of revoke

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'revoke' originated from the Latin word 'revocare', which means 'to call back'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'revoke' has maintained its original meaning of 'to cancel or annul', but has also come to be used in a wider range of contexts beyond legal terminology.