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delegislate

delegislate verb: to undo or annul legislation.

Verb

delegislate (third-person singular simple present delegislates, present participle delegislating, simple past and past participle delegislated)

  1. To undo or annul legislation.
    Synonyms:
    unlegislate

Synonyms of delegislate

Forms of delegislate

third-person singular presentdelegislates
present participledelegislating
past participledelegislated
pastdelegislated

Origin of delegislate

From de- + legislate.

Questions about delegislate

What does delegislate mean?
Delegislate means to undo or annul legislation.
What part of speech is delegislate?
Delegislate is a verb.
What is the past tense of delegislate?
The past tense of delegislate is delegislated.

Words near delegislate in the dictionary

  1. delegator
  2. delegators
  3. delegatory
  4. delegee
  5. delegees
  6. delegislate
  7. delegislated
  8. delegislates
  9. delegislating
  10. delegislation
  11. delegitimate

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