0 present participle of revoke
1 to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect:
The authorities have revoked their original decision to allow development of this rural area.
Unlike the child, the humorist, who sees life in terms of totality categories, recognizes the humour inherent in revoking.
Reactions can range from simply talking about the incident or giving warnings for the future, to revoking privileges that are very important to the person.
There is no revoking that sentence once it is carried out—no recall, no commutation and no pardon, except posthumously.
But he very soon learns that he must be consistent in revoking that leniency if he is to retain his credibility.
The most usual reason for revoking a licence is that the holder no longer requires it.
Those countries are so keen to carry out hangings that they are revoking international agreements to do so.
The way to secure it is by revoking the consent.
I can remember, for example, revoking 12 licences in a day.
