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ab·ro·gate (ab′rə gāt′)
transitive verb abrogated -·gat′ed, abrogating -·gat′·ing
to cancel or repeal by authority; annul
Etymology: < L abrogatus, pp. of abrogare, to repeal < ab-, away + rogare, to ask: see rogation
Related Forms:
- abrogable ab′·ro·gable (-gə bəl) adjective
- abrogation ab′·ro·ga′·tion (-gā′s̸hən) noun
- abrogative ab′·ro·ga′·tive adjective
- abrogator ab′·ro·ga′·tor noun
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