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REVOKE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The mistake of not following suit when able to do so

Synonyms:

renege; revoke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("revoke" is a kind of...):

error; fault; mistake (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)

Holonyms ("revoke" is a part of...):

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Derivation:

revoke (fail to follow suit when able and required to do so)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cancel officially

Example:

vacate a death sentence

Synonyms:

annul; countermand; lift; overturn; repeal; rescind; reverse; revoke; vacate

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "revoke" is one way to...):

cancel; strike down (declare null and void; make ineffective)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "revoke"):

go back on; renege; renege on; renegue on (fail to fulfill a promise or obligation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

revocation (the act (by someone having the authority) of annulling something previously done)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "revoke" is one way to...):

play (participate in games or sport)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

revoke (the mistake of not following suit when able to do so)

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