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    meaning of abrogating

    meaning of abrogating

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    To  do  away with or discard, as in a law or an agreement.

    abrogate |?abr??g?t|
    verb [ trans. ] formal
    repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement) : a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike. See note at void .
    DERIVATIVES
    abrogation |?abr??g? sh ?n| noun
    ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin abrogat- ‘repealed,’ from the verb abrogare, from ab- ‘away, from’ + rogare ‘propose a law.’
    USAGE The verbs abrogate and arrogate are quite different in meaning. While abrogate means ‘repeal (a law),’ arrogate means ‘take or claim (something) for oneself without justification,’ often in the structure : arrogate something to oneself, as in : the emergency committee arrogated to itself whatever powers it chose.



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