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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)

  1. (transitive) 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
  2. (transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.
  3. (transitive, molecular biology) To block a process or function.

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Questions about abrogated

What is abrogated the simple past and past participle of?
Abrogated is the simple past and past participle of abrogate.

Words near abrogated in the dictionary

  1. abrocomid
  2. abrocomids
  3. abrode
  4. abrogable
  5. abrogate
  6. abrogated
  7. abrogates
  8. abrogating
  9. abrogation
  10. abrogationism
  11. abrogationist

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