Know Your Next Word : abrogate

18. abrogate :

verb :

1. to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act, repeal

2. to put aside & put an end to



Usage :

I am proud to be sponsoring this amendment with the senior senator from West Virginia [Robert Byrd]. He is absolutely right that Congress has abrogated its oversight responsibilities.(Remarks of Senator Barack Obama on the Military Commission Legislation : Sep 28 - 2006.)

to abrogate a law

Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old.



Related Forms :

abrogable : adjective

abrogation : noun

abrogative : adjective

abrogator : noun



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