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abrogate
/ ˈæbrəʊˌɡeɪt /
verb
- tr to cancel or revoke formally or officially; repeal; annul
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Derived Forms
- ˌabroˈgation, noun
- ˈabroˌgator, noun
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Other Words From
- ab·ro·ga·ble [ab, -r, uh, -g, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- abro·gation noun
- abro·gative adjective
- abro·gator noun
- non·abro·ga·ble adjective
- un·abro·ga·ble adjective
- un·abro·gated adjective
- un·abro·gative adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abrogate1
C16: from Latin abrogātus repealed, from ab- 1+ rogāre to propose (a law)
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Example Sentences
“The government cannot just abrogate contracts,” Larry Summers said yesterday.
From The Daily Beast
It was not necessary to abolish all, but inevitable to abrogate much that was looked upon as obligatory.
From Project Gutenberg
Why should the ruling classes seek to abrogate the treaties and defy foreign powers?
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Again interpretative ordinances were called in to abrogate a portion of the law itself.
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Why should a close relationship abrogate respectful courtesy?
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I know that the moderns being ashamed of it, wish to abrogate it, and to throw it off from themselves upon the early heretics.
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