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cancel vs revoke

revoke vs cancel

cancel and revoke both are nouns.

cancel and revoke both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cancel Yes No Yes No
revoke Yes No Yes No
As verbs, revoke is a hyponym of cancel; that is, revoke is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cancel:
  • cancel: declare null and void; make ineffective
  • revoke: cancel officially
cancel (noun) revoke (noun)
a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat the mistake of not following suit when able to do so
cancel (verb) revoke (verb)
make invalid for use cancel officially
remove or make invisible fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
declare null and void; make ineffective
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled
make up for
Difference between cancel and revoke

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