ABROGATE

abrogate

(verb) revoke formally

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

abrogate (third-person singular simple present abrogates, present participle abrogating, simple past and past participle abrogated)

(transitive, law) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc. [First attested in the early 16^th century.]

(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with. [First attested in the early 16^th century.]

(molecular biology, transitive) To block a process or function.

Synonyms

• (to annul by authoritative act): abolish, annul, countermand, invalidate, nullify, overrule, overturn, quash, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, set aside, supersede, suspend, undo, veto, void, waive, withdraw

• (to put an end to): abjure, annihilate, cancel, dissolve, do away with, end, obliterate, obviate, recant, subvert, terminate, vitiate, wipe out

Antonyms

• establish

• fix

• promulgate

Adjective

abrogate (not comparable)

(archaic) Abrogated; abolished. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

Source: Wiktionary

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Ab"ro*gate, a. Etym: [L. abrogatus, p. p.]

Definition: Abrogated; abolished. [Obs.] Latimer.

Ab"ro*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abrogated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrogating.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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