license vs revoke

license

verb
  • To authorize officially. 

  • To give permission or freedom to; accept. 

  • To acquire authorization to use, usually in exchange for compensation. 

  • To permit (as grammatically correct). 

  • To give formal authorization to use. 

noun
  • The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software. 

  • A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit. 

  • Freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behaviour or speech). 

  • Excessive freedom; lack of due restraint. 

revoke

verb
  • To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing. 

noun
  • The act of revoking in a game of cards. 

  • A violation ranked in seriousness somewhat below overt cheating, with the status of a more minor offense only because, when it happens, it is usually accidental. 

  • A renege; a violation of important rules regarding the play of tricks in trick-taking card games serious enough to render the round invalid. 

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