Abrogate

WOTD - 22 September 2009

English[]

Etymology[]

From Latin abrogātus, perfect passive participle of abrogō, formed from ab + rogō (“‘ask, inquire, propose a law’”). See rogation.

Pronunciation[]

(UK) IPA: /ˈæbrəʊgeɪt/, /ˈæbrəgeɪt/
(US) IPA: /ˈæbrəgeɪt/

Adjective[]

Abrogate (not comparable)

Positive
Abrogate

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

(obsolete) Abrogated; abolished. - Hugh Latimer

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Abrogate

Third person singular
abrogat

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
ing

to Abrogate (third-person singular simple present abrogat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)

(transitive) 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.
- Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. - Robert South
- Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they cannot alter or abrogate. - Edmund Burke
(transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.

Synonyms[]

abjure
abolish
annihilate
annul
cancel
countermand
dissolve
do away with
end
invalidate
nullify
obliterate
obviate
overrule
overturn
quash
recant
repeal
rescind
retract
reverse
revoke
set aside
subvert
supersede
suspend
terminate
undo
veto
vitiate
void
waive
wipe out
withdraw

Related terms[]

abrogation

Translations[]

to annul by an authoritative act

Bulgarian: отменям bg(bg), анулирам bg(bg)
Dutch: afschaffen nl(nl)
Finnish: kumota fi(fi)
German: abschaffen de(de)
Irish: aisghair ga(ga)

Norwegian: oppheve, heve, annullere
Portuguese: ab-rogar pt(pt), anular pt(pt), revogar pt(pt)
Russian: аннулировать (annulírovat'), отменять (otmenját'), расторгать (rastorgát’)
Spanish: abrogar es(es), derogar es(es)

to put an end to

Danish: ophæve, afskaffe
Dutch: tenietdoen
Finnish: lopettaa, lakkauttaa

German: zunichte machen, aufheben, rückgängig machen
Irish: cuir deireadh le ga(ga)
Norwegian: avslutte no(no)

External links[]

Abrogate at OneLook® Dictionary Search
Abrogate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Italian[]

Verb[]

abrogate

Second-person plural present tense of abrogare.
Second-person plural imperative of abrogare#Italian.
Feminine plural of abrogato.

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