abrogate
verbEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Latin rogō Latin abrogō Latin abrogātusder. Middle English abrogat English abrogate First attested in 1526, from Middle English abrogat (“abolished”), from Latin abrogātus, perfect passive participle of abrogō (“repeal”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ab (“away”) + rogō (“ask, inquire, propose”). See rogation.
Definitions
To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act
To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
- But let us look a little further, and see whether the New Testament abrogates what we see so frequently used in the Old.
- Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they cannot alter or abrogate.
- The rule of law whereby it is a crime for a person to commit suicide is hereby abrogated.
To put an end to
To put an end to; to do away with.
To block a process or function.
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Abrogated
Abrogated; abolished.
The neighborhood
- antonymestablish
- antonymfix
- antonympromulgate
- neighborabrogation
- neighborlegalize
Derived
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