All 3 Uses of
revoke
in
The Ramayana
- (389) Then spake Vasish? ha who perceived That Ráma's soul was wroth and grieved: "Well knows the sage Jáváli all The changes that the world befall; And but to lead thee to revoke Thy purpose were the words he spoke.†
Book 2
- Vibhisha? heard the stern behest, And pondered in his troubled breast; Then, trained in arts that soothe and please Addressed the king in words like these: "Revoke, my lord, thy fierce decree, And hear the words I speak to thee.†
Book 5 *
- Those hasty words, that curse revoke Which from thy lips in anger broke: "Kaikeyí, be no longer mine: I cast thee off, both thee and thine."†
Book 6
Definition:
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(revoke as in: revoked his privileges) to void, cancel, or take back -- especially to do so in an official manner