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- pronunciation:
- ae
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geIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
abrogates, abrogating, abrogated |
definition 1: |
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority.
In 1877, Congress abrogated the Treaty of Fort Laramie.- synonyms:
- abolish, annul, cancel, invalidate, nullify, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, undo, vitiate, void
- antonyms:
- establish, fix, institute, introduce
- similar words:
- annihilate, countermand, end, negate, nol-pros, override, overrule, recant, suspend, terminate, veto
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definition 2: |
to do away with; set aside.
Do the demands of politics force politicians to abrogate their ethical standards?The new traffic pattern improves things but does not abrogate the need for road expansion.- synonyms:
- cancel, supersede, undo
- antonyms:
- reinforce
- similar words:
- abolish, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, obliterate, override, subvert, wipe out
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related words: |
abjure, annul, cancel, dissolve, invalidate, quash, vitiate, void, withdraw |
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derivations: |
abrogable (adj.), abrogative (adj.), abrogation (n.), abrogator (n.) |
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