01 a. Abrogated; abolished.
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Abrogated; abolished.[Obs.]
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3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Abrogate
02 v. t. 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, d…
imp. & p. p.
Abrogated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Abrogating
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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.
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To put an end to; to do away with.