abrogating

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

   Synonyms:

   abolish, annul, countermand, invalidate, nullify, overrule, overturn, quash, repeal, rescind

2. (transitive) To put an end to; to do away with.

   Synonyms:

   abjure, annihilate, cancel, dissolve, do away with, end, obliterate, obviate, recant, subvert

3. (transitive, molecular biology) To block a process or function.

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