| v. t. | 1. | To call or bring back; to recall. |
| 2. | Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by a special act; | |
| 3. | To hold back; to repress; to restrain. | |
| 4. | To draw back; to withdraw. | |
| 5. | To call back to mind; to recollect. | |
| v. i. | 1. | (Card Playing) To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege. |
| n. | 1. | (Card Playing) The act of revoking. |
| Noun | 1. | revoke - the mistake of not following suit when able to do so Synonyms: renege |
| Verb | 1. | revoke - fail to follow suit when able and required to do so |
| 2. | revoke - annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence" |
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