abrogate

abrogate

ab?ro?gate? /?æbr??ge?t/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ab-ruh-geyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–verb (used with object), -gat?ed, -gat?ing.

1.	to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.

2.	to put aside; put an end to.

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[Origin: 1520–30; <>abrog?tus repealed (ptp. of abrog?re). See ab-, rogation, -ate¹]

—Synonyms 1. cancel, revoke, rescind, nullify, void, invalidate.

—Antonyms 1. ratify, establish; preserve.