Abrogate

Pronunciation

• (adjective)
• UK enPR: ăbʹrÉ™gÉ™t, IPA: /ˈæbɹəɡət/
• US IPA: /ˈæb.ɹəˌɡət/
• (verb)
• UK enPR: ăbʹrōgāt, IPA: /ˈæbɹəʊɡeɪt/, /ˈæbɹəɡeɪt/
• US IPA: /ˈæb.ɹoʊˌɡeɪt/, /ˈæb.ɹəˌɡeɪt/

Alternative forms

• abrogen obsolete

Origin

First attested in 1526, from Middle English abrogat ("abolished"), from Latin abrogātus, perfect passive participle of abrogō ("repealed"), formed from ab ("away") + rogō ("ask, inquire, propose"). See rogation.

Full definition of abrogate

Adjective

1. (obsolete) Abrogated; abolished. First attested from around (1350 to 1470).

Verb

1. (transitive) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc. First attested in the early 16^th century.
• unknown date Robert SouthLet us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old.
• Edmund Burke, 1796. Letter I. On the Overtures of Peace.Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they cannot alter or abrogate.
2. (transitive) To put an end to; to do away with. First attested in the early 16^th century.
3. (molecular biology) Block a process or function

Synonyms

• (to annul by authoritative act) abolish, annul, countermand, invalidate, nullify, overrule, overturn, quash, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, set aside, supersede, suspend, undo, veto, void, waive, withdraw
• (to put an end to) abjure, annihilate, cancel, dissolve, do away with, end, obliterate, obviate, recant, subvert, terminate, vitiate, wipe out

Antonyms

• establish
• fix

Related terms

• abrogation