abrogate

ab·ro·gate  (br-gt)

tr.v. ab·ro·gat·ed, ab·ro·gat·ing, ab·ro·gates

To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.

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[Latin abrogre, abrogt- : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + rogre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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abro·gation n.

abro·gative adj.

abro·gator n.

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abrogate [ˈæbrəʊˌgeɪt]

vb

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

[from Latin abrogātus repealed, from ab-¹ + rogāre to propose (a law)]

abrogation  n

abrogator  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abrogate - revoke formally abolish, get rid of - do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

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abrogate

verb revoke, end, recall, withdraw, reverse, cancel, scrap (informal), abolish, set aside, override, void, repeal, renounce, quash, take back, call back, retract, repudiate, negate, rescind, invalidate, annul, nullify, recant, obviate, disclaim, countermand, declare null and void The next prime minister could abrogate the treaty.

Translations

abrogate [ˈæbrəʊgeɪt] VT (frm) → abrogar

abrogate [ˈæbrəgeɪt] vt

(= give up) [+ responsibility, right] → renoncer Ã

(= revoke) [+ treaty, agreement] → abroger

abrogate

vt law, treaty → außer Kraft setzen; responsibility → ablehnen

abrogate [ˈæbrəʊˌgeɪt] vt (law) → abrogare; (agreement) → revocare; (responsibility) → venir meno a