abrogate
abrogate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 33 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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. Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. South. Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or abrogate. Burke.
- 2.To put an end to; to do away with. Shak. See Abolish.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- annihilate
- annul
- cancel
- do away
- repeal
- revoke
- set aside
- to abolish
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abandonment
- abdicant
- abdicate
- abdication
- abjuration
- abjure
- accept
- deny
- desert
- disclaim
- down
- forego
- get
- give
- gone
- lay
- relinquish
- relinquishment
- renounce
- renunciation
- resign
- resignation
- retire
- retirement
- retract
- rid
- seat
- stewardship
- tender
- the
- throw
- vacate
- wash
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is abrogate.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/word/abrogate
- Steward: Jason Burns