Definition of abrogate Abrogate

/æˈbɹʌgejˌt/ - [abrugeyt] - ab•ro•gate

We found 7 definitions of abrogate from 5 different sources.

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What does abrogate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

abrogeats, abrogeating, abrogeaten  

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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • abrogate (a.)
    Abrogated; abolished.
  • abrogate (v. t.)
    To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
  • abrogate (v. t.)
    To put an end to; to do away with.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • abrogate
    To annul or rescend.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • abrogate
    ab′ro-gāt, v.t. to repeal (a law): to set aside.—n. Abrogā′tion, act of repealing or setting aside.—adj. Ab′rogative. [L. ab, away, rogāre, -ātum, to ask or propose a law.]

Part of speech

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  • abrogate, verb, present, 1st person singular of abrogate (infinitive).
  • abrogate, verb (infinitive).

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