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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