abrogated
abrogated is the simple past and past participle of abrogate.
Meaning of abrogate
Verb
abrogate (third-person singular simple present abrogates, present participle abrogating, simple past and past participle abrogated)
- 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.
- But let us look a little further, and see whether the New Testament abrogates what we see so frequently used in the Old.1660, Robert South, “The Scribe instructed, &c.”, in Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume 2, page 252
- Synonyms:
- abolish, annul, countermand, invalidate, nullify, overrule, overturn, quash, repeal, rescind
- To put an end to; to do away with.
- Synonyms:
- abjure, annihilate, cancel, dissolve, do away with, end, obliterate, obviate, recant, subvert
- To block a process or function.
Questions about abrogated
- What is abrogated the simple past and past participle of?
- Abrogated is the simple past and past participle of abrogate.
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