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revoke

noun

Meaning

  • The act of revoking in a game of cards.

  • A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid.

  • A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental.

verb

Meaning

  • To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.

    "I hereby revoke all former wills."

  • To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.

  • To call or bring back.

  • To hold back.

  • To move (something) back or away.

  • To call back to mind.

Synonyms

draw back,
withdraw,
recall,
recollect,
remember,
repress,
restrain