Meaning & use
abrogate
To formally cancel or end a law, agreement, or right, especially by official authority.
See it in a sentence
The new government moved quickly to abrogate the treaty signed by its predecessor.
Critics accused the court of abrogating rights that citizens had held for generations.
A note on using this word
Abrogate is formal and legal in register; use 'cancel' or 'end' in everyday speech.
Words with a similar meaning
repealannulrevoke
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Words with an opposite meaning
enactestablish
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