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ab⋅ro⋅gate
[ab-ruh-geyt] 
–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. |
Related forms:
ab⋅ro⋅ga⋅ble [ab-ruh-guh-buh
l] , adjective
[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.
1. cancel, revoke, rescind, nullify, void, invalidate.
Antonyms:
1. ratify, establish; preserve.
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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Abrogation
Ab`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. abrogatio, fr. abrogare: cf. F. abrogation.] The act of abrogating; repeal by authority. --Hume.
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Language Translation for : abrogation
Spanish:
abrogación, revocación, derogación,
German:
die Aufhebung,
Japanese:
廃止
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