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ab⋅ro⋅gate

  [ab-ruh-geyt]
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–verb (used with object), -gat⋅ed, -gat⋅ing.
1. to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.
2. to put aside; put an end to.
Origin:
1520–30; < L abrogātus repealed (ptp. of abrogāre). See ab-, rogation, -ate 1

Related forms:
ab⋅ro⋅ga⋅ble  [ab-ruh-guh-buhl] , adjective
ab⋅ro⋅ga⋅tion, noun
ab⋅ro⋅ga⋅tive, adjective
ab⋅ro⋅ga⋅tor, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. ratify, establish; preserve.
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ab·ro·gate   (āb'rə-gāt')   
tr.v.   ab·ro·gat·ed, ab·ro·gat·ing, ab·ro·gates
To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.

[Latin abrogāre, abrogāt- : ab-, away; see ab-1 + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
ab'ro·ga'tion n., ab'ro·ga'tive adj., ab'ro·ga'tor n.
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Abrogate

Ab"ro*gate\, a. [L. abrogatus, p. p.] Abrogated; abolished. [Obs.] --Latimer.

Abrogate

Ab"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abrogated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrogating.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab + rogare to ask, require, propose. See Rogation.]

1. 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 can not alter or abrogate. --Burke.

2. To put an end to; to do away with. --Shak.

Syn: To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See Abolish.
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abrogate  (v.)
1526, from abrogate (adj.) (1460), from L. abrogatus, pp. of abrogare "to annul, repeal (a law)," from ab- "away" + rogare "propose a law, request" (see rogation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ab·ro·gate
Pronunciation: 'a-br&-"gAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -gat·ed; -gat·ing
Etymology: Latin abrogare, from ab- off + rogare ask, ask for approval of (a law)
: to abolish by authoritative, official, or formal action : ANNUL, REPEAL abrogates statutory and common-law privileges —J. S. J. Elder and A. G. Rodgers> —ab·ro·ga·tion /"a-br&-'gA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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