abrogate

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /ˈæbrəɡeɪt/ UK /ˈæbrəɡeɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to repeal or do away with a law, agreement, or custom formally

The new regime moved to abrogate the old treaty at once.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to repeal or do away with a... repeal annul revoke rescind nullify abolish cancel void

Opposites

establish enact institute uphold ratify sanction

Word family

Derived forms abrogationabrogatorabrogable

Related forms derogate prerogative interrogate

Etymology

From Latin abrogātus, past participle of abrogāre ('to repeal, annul'), from ab- ('away') + rogāre ('to ask, propose a law').

abrogāre Latin rogāre Latin *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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# abrogate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈæbrəɡeɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈæbrəɡeɪt/

## Meanings
1. to repeal or do away with a law, agreement, or custom formally

## Examples
- The new regime moved to abrogate the old treaty at once.

## Synonyms
- repeal
- annul
- revoke
- rescind
- nullify
- abolish
- cancel
- void

## Antonyms
- establish
- enact
- institute
- uphold
- ratify
- sanction

## Derived Forms
- abrogation
- abrogator
- abrogable

## Related Forms
- derogate
- prerogative
- interrogate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: abrogāre
- Root: rogāre
- Root: *h₃reǵ-

## Etymology
From Latin abrogātus, past participle of abrogāre ('to repeal, annul'), from ab- ('away') + rogāre ('to ask, propose a law').

## AI Etymology
Abrogate is from Latin abrogātus, past participle of abrogāre ('to repeal, annul'), from ab- ('away') + rogāre ('to ask, propose a law'). Important recorded forms include abrogāre (Latin), rogāre (Latin), and *h₃reǵ- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to repeal or do away with a law, agreement, or custom formally. The wider family includes derived forms such as abrogation, abrogator, and abrogable and related words such as derogate, prerogative, and interrogate.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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