abrogate

Definition

To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.

Etymology

First attested in 1526, from Middle English abrogat (“abolished”), from Latin abrogātus, perfect passive participle of abrogō (“repeal”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ab (“away”) + rogō (“ask, inquire, propose”). See rogation.

Example Sentences

• "But let us look a little further, and see whether the New Testament abrogates what we see so frequently used in the Old."
• "Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they cannot alter or abrogate."
• "The rule of law whereby it is a crime for a person to commit suicide is hereby abrogated."

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