Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Annulled; abolished.
- To abolish summarily; annul by an authoritative act; repeal.
- To keep clear of; avoid.
- Synonyms Abolish, Repeal, Rescind, etc. (see
abolish ), cancel, invalidate, dissolve, countermand.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Abrogated; abolished.
- transitive verb 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.
- transitive verb To put an end to; to do away with.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb revoke formally
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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At the current Moscow summit, the word abrogate is used by the Clinton briefers only to say what they would not do and what the Republicans might do.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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At the current Moscow summit, the word abrogate is used by the Clinton briefers only to say what they would not do and what the Republicans might do.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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"abrogate" the peace treaty which the Hashemite Kingdom concluded with Israel in 1994.
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Except at the border, where you abrogate any hint of humanity whatsoever?
Border crossings: Peter Watts and Singapore — Fusion Despatches 2009
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Therefore, the executive branch will construe section 2262 not to abrogate these Presidential prerogatives.
HUFFPOST HILL - Congress Gets Its Parliamentary Obstruction On Eliot Nelson 2011
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He told police he was angered by Mr. Taseer's efforts to abrogate the country's strict blasphemy laws.
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In Bolivia, the leftist government of Evo Morales government moved to abrogate contracts of foreign energy companies like Brazil's Petrobras.
Brazil Makeover Helped Humala Shed His Chávez Image Paulo Prada 2011
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Voreqe and his regime will never accept the court ruling as it went against their wishes so no doubt they were always going to manipulate the ailing President to abrogate the Constitution as their last resort of holding on to power and to bring about their illegal and illegitimate designs on the government and people of Fiji.
Global Voices in English » Fiji’s President voids constitution, calls for elections in five years 2009
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To reduce the threat from INF-range missiles, we must either expand the INF Treaty's membership or abrogate it entirely so that we can rebuild our own deterrent capabilities.
A Cold War Missile Treaty That's Doing Us Harm John R. Bolton 2011
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Therefore, the executive branch will construe section 2262 not to abrogate these Presidential prerogatives.
HUFFPOST HILL - Congress Gets Its Parliamentary Obstruction On Eliot Nelson 2011
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