Revoke (Verb)
Meaning 1
Fail to follow suit when able and required to do so.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Related Words
Meaning 2
Cancel officially; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The government decided to revoke the passport of the convicted felon to prevent him from fleeing the country.
- She revoked the driver's license of her underage son due to his reckless driving habits.
- After reviewing the case, the court revoked the death sentence of the wrongly convicted man.
- The board of directors voted to revoke the executive's powers due to allegations of misconduct.
- The city council voted to revoke the permit for the new construction project after discovering several zoning violations.