abrogate
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abrogate
to abolish or annul by formal means; to repeal; put aside; cancel; revoke; rescind; nullify: to abrogate a law
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ab·ro·gate
(ăb′rə-gāt′)tr.v. ab·ro·gat·ed, ab·ro·gat·ing, ab·ro·gates
To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority: "Our existing Aboriginal and treaty rights were now part of the supreme law of the land, and could not be abrogated or denied by any government" (Matthew Coon Come).
ab′ro·ga′tion n.
ab′ro·ga′tive adj.
ab′ro·ga′tor n.
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abrogate
(ˈæbrəʊˌɡeɪt)vb
(Law) (tr) to cancel or revoke formally or officially; repeal; annul
[C16: from Latin abrogātus repealed, from ab-1 + rogāre to propose (a law)]
ˌabroˈgation n
ˈabroˌgator n
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ab•ro•gate
(ˈæb rəˌgeɪt)v.t. -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
1. to abolish or annul by formal or official means; repeal: abrogated a treaty.
2. to put aside; put an end to.
[1520–30; < Latin abrogātus, past participle of abrogāre to repeal, cancel = ab- ab- + rōgāre to ask]
ab′ro•ga•ble (-gə bəl) adj.
ab`ro•ga′tion, n.
ab′ro•ga`tive, adj.
ab′ro•ga`tor, n.
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abrogate
Past participle: abrogated
Gerund: abrogating
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| 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.
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abrogate
verbTo put an end to, especially formally and with authority:
Law: extinguish.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
abrogate
[ˈæbrəgeɪt] vt (= give up) [+ responsibility, right] → renoncer à
(= revoke) [+ treaty, agreement] → abroger
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abrogate
vt law, treaty → außer Kraft setzen; responsibility → ablehnen
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