Definition of abrogate

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abrogate

verb (abrogat, ing)

(transitive) 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 cannot alter or . - Burke
1. (transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.

Translations:

Dutch: tenietdoen
German: zunichte machen, aufheben, rí¼ckgí¤ngig machen
(trans-mid)
Spanish: abrogar derogar
(trans-bottom) (trans-top, to put an end to)

adjective

(obsolete) Abrogated; abolished. - Latimer

Etymology: From Latin abrogatus, past participle of abrogare, which is formed from ab + rogare "to ask", "to inquire", "to propose a law". See rogation.

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