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Since vocare means "to call" in Latin, to revoke is to "call back". Your driver's license could be revoked after about three convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol; some people's licenses are even revoked for life. You could get your passport revoked if a judge thought you had violated the terms of your bail and suspected you might skip the country. And if you're out of prison on probation and violate the terms of probation, it will probably be revoked and you'll end up back in the slammer.
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Examples of revoke in a Sentence
Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Intel’s competitors, led by AMD, are pressuring the Biden administration to revoke this permission, Reuters reported earlier this year.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 12 Apr. 2024
Western nations strongly urged the Taliban to revoke the ban, a sentiment echoed by many Muslim-majority countries, too.
—Enayat Nasir, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2024
But because Rupp-Jones was sentenced without incarceration, the board was unable to consider her nursing license revoked.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
The Indian government’s real-life decision to revoke Kashmir’s special autonomy in 2019.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2024
The Indian government even revoked its security protections for the U.S. embassy in New Delhi.
—Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024
The suit was dropped, but Synanon could not regain public favor, closing down after the IRS revoked the group’s tax-exempt status in 1982.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
According to state law, permits are immediately revoked if a restaurant receives a score of less than 70 percent.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
Jeff Amy, ajc, 7 Feb. 2023
The judge on the case ruled that MSG could for the most part revoke and refuse to sell tickets to the firms, and both the plaintiffs and defendants have appealed.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2022
One of his first acts as president was the revoke the NHTSA rule.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022
Hulu may block, reject, revoke, or remove any Ad for any reason at any time, including if Hulu determines an Ad is inconsistent with Hulu’s business practices, strategy, standards, or brand.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 26 July 2022
Georgetown's Black Law Students' Association, in a letter published on Friday, demanded that the university revoke Shapiro's employment and condemn his statements.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2022
The Justice Department will take additional steps to crack down on gun trafficking and revoke licenses for gun dealers who willfully violate federal law.
—WSJ, 23 June 2021
First, revoke privileges upon user termination to make sure departing employees are no longer in the game.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 May 2021
The final release of Android 11 then delivered additional features related to Auto revoke permission.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 21 Apr. 2021
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Word History
Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French revocer, revoquer, from Latin revocare, from re- + vocare to call, from voc-, vox voice — more at voice
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
1709, in the meaning defined above
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“Revoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revoke. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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