revoke
revoke Lexical Profile
revoke Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To officially cancel, withdraw, or annul (a decree, decision, license, or privilege) so that it is no longer valid.
"The state board voted to revoke the contractor's operating license after multiple safety violations were uncovered."
To fail to follow suit in a card game despite holding a playable card of the required suit.
"She realized too late that she had revoked on the previous trick by playing a club while still holding a heart."
• noun
In card games such as bridge or whist, an act or instance of failing to follow suit when holding a card of the led suit.
"The tournament director imposed a two-trick penalty after discovering the declarer's accidental revoke."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English revoken, borrowed from Old French revoquer, from Latin revocāre ('to call back, rescind'), formed from re- ('back') and vocāre ('to call'), from vōx ('voice').