abrogate

[ab-ruh-geyt]

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verb (used with object), ab·ro·gat·ed, ab·ro·gat·ing.

to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.

to put aside; put an end to.

Origin of abrogate

1520–30; < Latin abrogātus repealed (past participle of abrogāre). See ab-, rogation, -ate¹

Related formsab·ro·ga·ble

[ab-ruh-guh-buhl] /ˈæb rə gə bəl/, adjectiveab·ro·ga·tion, nounab·ro·ga·tive, adjectiveab·ro·ga·tor, nounnon·ab·ro·ga·ble, adjectiveun·ab·ro·ga·ble, adjectiveun·ab·ro·gat·ed, adjectiveun·ab·ro·ga·tive, adjective

Can be confusedabdicate abrogate arrogate derogate

Synonyms for abrogate

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1. cancel, revoke, rescind, nullify, void, invalidate.

Antonyms for abrogate

1. ratify, establish; preserve.

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Examples from the Web for abrogate

“The government cannot just abrogate contracts,” Larry Summers said yesterday.
Give the Bonuses Back—Or Else|Matt Miller|March 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This idea has been worked up to a science of abrogation, according to which some verses of the Qurn abrogate others.
The Faith of Islam|Edward Sell
The General Assembly could have no power to abrogate a law passed by the three estates of the realm.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844|Various
But by 36 the king is empowered to revoke, repeal and abrogate that whole act, or any part of it, at any time within three years.
Novanglus, and Massachusettensis|John Adams

It was apparently one of the principal points of his reform, to abrogate a number of festivals.
Ecce Homo!|Paul Henry Thiry Baron d' Holbach
We must not abrogate the existing compulsory-attendance laws and the existing labor laws.
Our Schools in War Time—and After|Arthur Davis Dean

British Dictionary definitions for abrogate

abrogate

verb

(tr) to cancel or revoke formally or officially; repeal; annul

Derived Formsabrogation, nounabrogator, noun

Word Origin for abrogate

C16: from Latin abrogātus repealed, from ab- 1 + rogāre to propose (a law)

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Word Origin and History for abrogate

1520s, from Latin abrogatus, past participle of abrogare "to annul, repeal (a law)," from ab- "away" (see ab-) + rogare "propose a law, request" (see rogation). Form abrogen, from Old French abroger, is recorded from early 15c. Related: Abrogated; abrogating.