abrogate
verb (used with object)
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal.
abrogated
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past participleof abrogate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof abrogate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
abrogateverb (used with object)to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal.
Example Sentences
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Nixon abrogated the U.S. promise to maintain the dollar’s value in gold in 1971, the result of political pressures at the time, according to Jenkins.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Mr. Popkin explains that with this single sentence Napoleon’s new regime abrogated earlier constitutional provisions that “put the inhabitants of the country’s overseas territories under the same laws” as those in mainland France.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Meanwhile, roadworks and maintenance, all but abrogated in recent years due to the government’s financial woes, have been in full swing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2025
Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who had been in jail since Article 370 was abrogated in 2019, was granted interim bail earlier this month on terror funding charges he denies.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
There was no position in reference to matter or objects; not the recognition of surfaces; the senses themselves collapsed and abrogated their wonted distinctions; and the body was left aware but bereft.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
