revoked

Meanings

• Verb

  To annul or rescind (a privilege, permission, or obligation); to take back.

  - "The board revoked the student's permission to attend the school event due to misconduct."
  - "After signing the contract, the buyer had second thoughts and revoked their offer."

• Noun

  The act of revoking.

  - "The revocation of the offer came as a surprise to everyone."
  - "The revocation of the law led to widespread protests."

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Synonyms

draw back , withdraw , recall , recollect , remember , repress , restrain

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with revoked
reproved , approved , improved , deproved

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Variants

List of all variants of revoked that leads to same result
revoke , revoked , revoker , revokers , revokes , revoking

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Forms

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The past tense and past participle of 'revoke' is 'revoked'. There are no other forms to mention.

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Etymology

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From Old French 'revocer' meaning 'to call back' or 'to recall'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'revocation' is often used in the context of computer security to refer to the process of removing access privileges from a user or program.

2. The longest recorded revocation of a papal bull took place in 1498, when Pope Alexander VI revoked a bull issued by his predecessor, Innocent VIII, which had granted the Spanish monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, the right to conquer the New World.

3. In the game of chess, a 'revocation of pawn' is a move where a player moves their pawn back to its original square, but this move is not commonly used in practice.

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Related Concepts

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1. Annulment: The legal term for the cancellation of a marriage, contract, or other agreement.

2. Recission: The legal term for the cancellation of a contract or agreement before it has been fully performed.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'revocation' is often used in legal contexts and can refer to the cancellation of a decree, charter, or privilege. In music, there is a song by the band Green Day titled 'Revolution Radio' which uses the term metaphorically to refer to the need for change and progress.

How to Memorize "revoked"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a judge signing a document to cancel or annul something.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'revoke' with the idea of taking something back or cancelling an agreement.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Revoke' - 'R' for 'Rescind', 'E' for 'End', 'V' for 'Void', 'O' for 'Obliterate', 'C' for 'Cancel', and 'E' for 'Erase'.

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