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- pronunciation:
- ih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel.
She'd said those terrible things, and no matter how much she regretted them, they were irrevocable.- antonyms:
- revocable
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| related words: |
certain, final, inevitable |
adverb + (adj.)irrevocable
immediately, seemingly
(adj.)irrevocable
+ noun
act,
action,
beneficiary,
bond,
catastrophe,
change,
choice,
commitment,
conclusion,
connection,
consent,
consequence,
contract,
copyright,
covenant,
credit,
damage,
death,
debt,
decision,
destruction,
fear,
final,
gift,
grant,
grantor,
harm,
implication,
insurance,
license,
lie,
life,
loss,
majority,
marker,
marriage,
mistake,
nature,
partnership,
past,
penalty,
present,
promise,
punishment,
reality,
relief,
return,
rule,
separation,
silence,
status,
step,
suspect,
transformation,
trust,
vow,
waiver,
will
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| derivations: |
irrevocably (adv.), irrevocability (n.) |
The word irrevocable
contains the following parts:
ir-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix ir-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before base words that begin with 'r.' See in-2
Example words:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
voc, -voke
Latin
root
that means voice, to call
Example words:
advocate, avocation, convocation, convoke, equivocal, equivocate, evocation, evocative, evoke, invocation, invoke, irrevocable, provoke, revoke, unequivocal, vocable, vocabulary, vocal, vocalic, vocalist, vocation, vociferous
-able, -ible, -ble
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means capable of being, doing, or undergoing
More about this word part:
The suffix -able
, and its variants, is attached to Latin verb roots or English transitive verbs to form adjectives. (In a small set of cases, -able
is attached to a noun, e.g. knowledgeable and marriageable.) For spelling purposes, it is useful to know that -able
is more likely to be added to a whole English word (comparable
, adorable
), while -ible
is more likely to follow a bound root (visible
, legible
). However,there are still many words which combine a root with -able
(capable
, inevitable
). The suffix -ity can be added to any adjective ending in -able
, -ible
, -ble
to produce a corresponding noun ending in -ability, -ibility, -bility (possible
+ -ity > possibility; irrevocable
+ -ity > irrevocability.)
Example words:
acceptable, accessible, admissible, adorable, amiable, amicable, audible, avoidable, believable, bearable, biodegradable, capable, calculable, cognizable, comparable, compatible, comprehensible, conformable, conversable, convertible, corrigible, credible, creditable, curable, dependable, despicable, disagreeable, disposable, divisible, eligible, explicable, flammable, flexible, illegible, illimitable, imaginable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impalpable, impassable, impeccable, impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, implacable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impregnable, inalienable, inaudible, incapable, incalculable, incommunicable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, detectable, conceivable, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefeasible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indivisible, indomitable, ineligible, ineluctable, ineradicable, inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, inhospitable, inimitable, inscrutable, inseparable, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, invaluable, invariable, invincible, invisible, irrefragable, irrefutable, irremissible, irreparable, irreversible, irrevocable, legible, likable, lovable, manageable, measurable, movable, navigable, notable, opposable, palpable, perishable, permissible, placable, portable, possible, potable, predictable, preferable, prescriptible, recognizable, remissible, reprehensible, reversible, risible, semipermeable, sensible, superable, susceptible, tangible, tenable, tolerable, tractable, transmissible, unsupportable, usable, viable, visible, washable, affordable, allowable, reliable, remarkable, approachable, disputable, drinkable, durable, eatable, renewable, sustainable, unshakable
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