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отозвать — meaning in English

otozvat

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English meaning

  • countermand verb To cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.
  • recall verb To bring a past event or fact back into your mind; to remember.
  • revoke verb To officially cancel or withdraw something, such as a license, law, or permission.

Senses

отозвать is used for these senses in English:

  • countermand To recall a person or unit with such an order.
  • recall (transitive) To request or order the return of (a faulty product). [from 20th c.]
  • revoke (transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.

countermand — full definition

  1. verb To cancel an earlier order by giving a new one that goes against it.
  2. verb To call a person or unit back using such a cancelling order.
  3. verb To cancel an order placed for particular goods.
  4. verb To work against something so as to stop it succeeding.

recall — full definition

  1. verb To bring a past event or fact back into your mind; to remember.
  2. verb To officially call someone or something back.
  3. verb To request the return of a faulty product.
  4. verb To remove an elected official from office through a public vote.
  5. noun The ability to remember, or an instance of remembering.
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