单词 | abrogate |
释义 | abrogate/ˈabrəɡeɪt /verb [with object] formal 1Repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement): a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike...
Synonyms repudiate, revoke, repeal, rescind, overturn, overrule, override, do away with, annul, cancel, break off, invalidate, nullify, void, negate, dissolve, countermand, veto, declare null and void, discontinue; renege on, go back on, backtrack on, reverse, retract, remove, withdraw, abolish, put an end to, get rid of, suspend, end, stop, quash, scrap; Law disaffirm, avoid, vacate, vitiate informal axe, ditch, dump, chop, give something the chop, knock something on the head rare deracinate 2Evade (a responsibility or duty): we believe the board is abrogating its responsibilities to its shareholders...
Derivativesabrogator
OriginEarly 16th century: from Latin abrogat- 'repealed', from the verb abrogare, from ab- 'away, from' + rogare 'propose a law'. |
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