abrogate

American  

[ab-ruh-geyt] / ˈæb rəˌgeɪt /

verb (used with object)

abrogated, abrogating

1. to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal.

   to abrogate a law.

   Synonyms:

   invalidate, void, nullify, rescind, revoke, cancel

   Antonyms:

   preserve, establish, ratify

2. to put aside; put an end to.

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abrogate British  

/ ˈæbrəʊˌɡeɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to cancel or revoke formally or officially; repeal; annul

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Other Word Forms

• abrogable adjective
• abrogation noun
• abrogative adjective
• abrogator noun
• nonabrogable adjective
• unabrogable adjective
• unabrogated adjective
• unabrogative adjective

Etymology

Origin of abrogate

1520–30; < Latin abrogātus repealed (past participle of abrogāre ). See ab-, rogation, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, roadworks and maintenance, all but abrogated in recent years due to the government’s financial woes, have been in full swing.

From Los Angeles Times

It allows them to abrogate their own humanity by denying the humanity of people deemed undesirable or a cultural contaminant.

From Salon

Confederate generals didn’t fight with “honor”; they abrogated “an oath sworn to God to defend the United States” and “killed more U.S. Army soldiers than any other enemy, ever.”

From Washington Post

Rufoism provides a way for beneficiaries of whiteness to abrogate any responsibility for expanding racial differentials in wealth, property values, employability, educational resources and access, health disparities and voting rights restrictions.

From Salon

Paxton claimed, for instance, that the Pennsylvania secretary of state "abrogated the mandatory signature verification requirement for absentee or mail-in ballots" by not rejecting ballots with mismatched signatures.

From Salon

Related Words

• abolish
• annul
• invalidate
• nullify
• quash
• renege
• repeal
• revoke
• undo