heypolyglot
Italian

revocare

/revoˈkare/verbC1
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Meaning

to revoke, repeal

  • to officially cancel, withdraw, or repeal an order, licence, decision, or mandate

In a sentence

Il prefetto ha deciso di revocare immediatamente il permesso di soggiorno.

The prefect decided to revoke the residence permit immediately.

Non possiamo revocare questo provvedimento senza un valido motivo legale.

We cannot revoke this measure without a valid legal reason.

Credi che la corte revocherà la sentenza emessa il mese scorso?

Do you think the court will overturn the sentence handed down last month?

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
revocareinfinitive
revocoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
revochiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
revocaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
revochiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
revocateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
revocanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
revocavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
revocaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
revocavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
revocavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
revocavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
revocavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
revocaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
revocastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
revocòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
revocammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
revocasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
revocaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
revocheròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
revocheraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
revocheràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
revocheremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
revochereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
revocherannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
revochisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
revochisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
revochisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
revochiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
revochiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
revochinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
revocassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
revocassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
revocassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
revocassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
revocastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
revocasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
revochereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
revocheresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
revocherebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
revocheremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
revocheresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
revocherebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
revocaimperative · singular · 2nd person
revochiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
revocateimperative · plural · 2nd person
revocandogerund
revocatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Formal: common in administrative, legal, and bureaucratic contexts.
  • Takes the auxiliary avere in compound tenses.
  • Follows regular -care spelling changes: adds 'h' before 'e' or 'i' (e.g., revochiamo).

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