abrogate[verb]Synonyms: annul, discharge, dissolve, quash, vacate, void, abolish, abate, annihilate, invalidate, negate, nullify, undo, vitiate
Antonyms: institute (
as by enacting or decreeing), establish, fix (
as a right, a quality, or a custom)
Contrasted words: establish, found, confirm, ratify, support, uphold
Related Words: abate,
extinguish,
blot out,
cancel,
obliterate,
ruin,
wreck [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ab‧ro‧gate /ˈæbrəɡeɪt/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of abrogare, from ab- 'away' + rogare 'to ask, suggest a law']
to officially end a legal agreement, practice etc:
Both governments voted to abrogate the treaty.—abrogation /ˌæbrəˈɡeɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲