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title: revoke — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «revoke» in the school dictionary: To officially cancel a law, permission, licence or decision. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# revoke

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**Who acts:** you, judge, school, country, she, Her · **What happens:** cancel, fail, not follow, break, revoke, licence · **To what, where:** law, suit, rule, driving licence, right, football

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«revoke» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [revoke in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/revoke.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To officially cancel a law, permission, licence or decision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revoke:m1:1
# text = To officially cancel a law, permission, licence or decision.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	cancel	cancel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	licence	licence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | to-infinitive |  | a law and permission |  |  |  | officially *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: cards — kept apart, not parsed.

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To fail to follow suit when you could, breaking a rule.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revoke:m2:1
# text = To fail to follow suit when you could, breaking a rule.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fail	fail	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	suit	suit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	breaking	break	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **follow** | to-infinitive |  | suit |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suit=Theme |
| 3 | **break** | could | you | a rule |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The judge revoked his driving licence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revoke:x1:1
# text = The judge revoked his driving licence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	revoked	revoke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	driving	driving	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	licence	licence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revoke** | past | the judge | judge's driving licence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **licence** |  | judge |  |  |  |  |  | nom licence «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The school revoked our right to play football at lunch for a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revoke:x2:1
# text = The school revoked our right to play football at lunch for a week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	revoked	revoke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revoke** | past | the school | our right |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | to-infinitive | the school *not said here* | football |  | lunch | week |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The country revoked the old law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revoke:x3:1
# text = The country revoked the old law.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	revoked	revoke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revoke** | past | the country | the old law |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Her visa was revoked when she broke the rules.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revoke:x4:1
# text = Her visa was revoked when she broke the rules.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	visa	visa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	revoked	revoke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revoke** | past · passive |  | Her visa |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | past | she | the rules |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient |
| 3 | **visa** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom visa «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The king revoked his order and freed the prisoner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revoke:x5:1
# text = The king revoked his order and freed the prisoner.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	revoked	revoke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revoke** | past | the king | king's order |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **free** | past | the king *not said here* | the prisoner |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer prisoner=Source |
| 3 | **order** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can revoke an app's permission to use your camera.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:revoke:x6:1
# text = You can revoke an app's permission to use your camera.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	revoke	revoke	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	app	app	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	camera	camera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revoke** | can | You | a app's permission |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* | your camera |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camera=Patient |
| 3 | **permit** |  | a app |  |  |  |  |  | nom permission «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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