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revocar

to revoke

verb rreh-boh-KAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin revocare (to call back)

Also means

to repeal

Usage Note

Revocar means to officially cancel or withdraw something — a licence, a ruling, a mandate. It is a formal-register verb; anular is a near synonym but revocar is preferred in legal and administrative contexts. The first-person present revoco follows regular -ar conjugation.

Examples

"El juez decidió revocar la sentencia."

Natural Translation

The judge decided to revoke the sentence.

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