| Title | Abrogate |
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| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ab·ro·gate \\ˈa-brə-ˌgāt\\ transitive verb (-gat·ed ; -gat·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin abrogatus, past participle of abrogare, from ab- + rogare to ask, propose a law — more at right
DATE 1526
1. to abolish by authoritative action : annul 2. to treat as nonexistent abrogating their responsibilities Synonyms: see nullify • ab·ro·ga·tion \\ˌa-brə-ˈgā-shən\\ noun English Etymology abrogate abrogate (v.) 1520s, from adj. abrogate (mid-15c.), from L. abrogatus, pp. of abrogare "to annul, repeal (a law)," from ab- "away" + rogare "propose a law, request" (see rogation). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 abrogate ab·ro·gate / 5AbrE^eit / verb[VN] (technical 术语) to officially end a law, an agreement, etc. 废除,废止,撤销(法律、协议等) SYN repeal • ab·ro·ga·tion / 7AbrE5^eiFn / noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged abrogate I. abrogate adjective Etymology: Middle English abrogat, from Latin abrogatus obsolete : abrogated II. ab·ro·gate \ˈabrəˌgāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin abrogatus, past participle of abrogare, from ab- ab- (I) + rogare to ask, propose a law — more at right 1. : to abolish by authoritative, official, or formal action : annul , repeal < neither a court decision nor a statute can, however, abrogate a treaty as an international contract — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray > < special legal privileges for foreigners should be abrogated — New Republic > 2. : to put an end to : do away with : set aside < we are not thereby called upon to abrogate the standards of values that are fixed — J.L.Lowes > < he declined to abrogate his conscience — Walter H. Page > Synonyms: see nullify
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