abrogate
verb (used with object)
to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal.
have abrogated
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present perfectof abrogate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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There is a moral obligation to having a pet and these guys have abrogated it.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2014
Though they made no direct comments about the content of discussions with Clinton, critics charge they have abrogated the preacher-penitent privilege, a bond so sacred it can't be broken even by a subpoena.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the British people finally obtain it under those leaders they may fairly claim to have abrogated the law of cause and effect.
From England and Germany by William Morris Hughes
The invasion of Portugal by Spain in the last war, and the partition of Poland, have abrogated the law Of nations.
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Horace Walpole
A change of opinions and of social arrangements has long been operating, which ought entirely to have abrogated these evils.
From The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends by An English Lady
