definition of the word abrogate

From Latin abrogatus, past participle of abrogare, which is formed from ab + rogare "to ask", "to inquire", "to propose a law". See rogation.

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæbrəgeɪt/

abrogate (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Abrogated; abolished. - Latimer

to abrogate (third-person singular simple present abrogates, present participle abrogating, simple past and past participle abrogated)

1. (transitive) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.

   • Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. - South
   • Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they cannot alter or abrogate. - Burke

2. (transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.

• abolish
• annihilate
• annul
• cancel
• dissolve
• do away
• end
• nullify
• obviate
• overrule
• overturn
• repeal
• rescind
• revoke
• set aside
• terminate
• void
• invalidate
• vitiate
• undo
• reverse
• retract
• suspend
• recant
• veto
• countermand
• supersede
• obliterate
• subvert
• wipe out
• quash
• abjure
• withdraw
• waive

• abrogation

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