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Noun: revoke  ri'vowk
  1. The mistake of not following suit when able to do so
    - renege, renegue [Brit]
Verb: revoke  ri'vowk
  1. (card game) fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
     
  2. Cancel officially
    "He revoked the ban on smoking";
    - annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate

Derived forms: revoking, revokes, revoked

Type of: cancel, error, fault, mistake, play, strike down

Part of: card game, cards

Encyclopedia: Revoke