Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to abrogate
Participle: abrogated
Gerund: abrogating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | abrogate |
| you | abrogate |
| he;she;it | abrogates |
| we | abrogate |
| you | abrogate |
| they | abrogate |
Perfect
| I | have abrogated |
| you | have abrogated |
| he;she;it | has abrogated |
| we | have abrogated |
| you | have abrogated |
| they | have abrogated |
Past
| I | abrogated |
| you | abrogated |
| he;she;it | abrogated |
| we | abrogated |
| you | abrogated |
| they | abrogated |
Pluperfect
| I | had abrogated |
| you | had abrogated |
| he;she;it | had abrogated |
| we | had abrogated |
| you | had abrogated |
| they | had abrogated |
Future
| I | will abrogate |
| you | will abrogate |
| he;she;it | will abrogate |
| we | will abrogate |
| you | will abrogate |
| they | will abrogate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have abrogated |
| you | will have abrogated |
| he;she;it | will have abrogated |
| we | will have abrogated |
| you | will have abrogated |
| they | will have abrogated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | abrogate |
| you | abrogate |
| he;she;it | abrogate |
| we | abrogate |
| you | abrogate |
| they | abrogate |
Perfect
| I | have abrogated |
| you | have abrogated |
| he;she;it | have abrogated |
| we | have abrogated |
| you | have abrogated |
| they | have abrogated |
Imperfect
| I | abrogated |
| you | abrogated |
| he;she;it | abrogated |
| we | abrogated |
| you | abrogated |
| they | abrogated |
Pluperfect
| I | had abrogated |
| you | had abrogated |
| he;she;it | had abrogated |
| we | had abrogated |
| you | had abrogated |
| they | had abrogated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would abrogate |
| you | would abrogate |
| he;she;it | would abrogate |
| we | would abrogate |
| you | would abrogate |
| they | would abrogate |
Perfect
| I | would have abrogated |
| you | would have abrogated |
| he;she;it | would have abrogated |
| we | would have abrogated |
| you | would have abrogated |
| they | would have abrogated |
Imperative
| you | abrogate |
| we | Let's abrogate |
| you | abrogate |
Verbs conjugated like 'abrogate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'abrogate'
adrogate,
arrogate,
obrogate,
abjugate,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate,
abnodate,
abvolate,
aerobate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- revoke
- abolish, annul, cancel, invalidate, nullify, repeal, rescind, void
Antonyms
- revoke
- validate, renew, keep, maintain
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1526, from abrogate (adj.) (1460), from L. abrogatus, pp. of abrogare "to annul, repeal (a law)," from ab- "away" + rogare "propose a law, request."
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
4. Proto-Indo-European *-o
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
6. Proto-Italic *ap
7. Latin abder.
8. Latin ab-
9. Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
10. Proto-Indo-European *-ós
11. Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵósder.
12. Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-der.
13. Proto-Italic *prokos
14. Latin procus
15. Latin procō
16. Latin rogō
17. Latin abrogō
18. Latin abrogātusder.
19. Middle English abrogat
20. English abrogate
21. First attested in 1526, from Middle English abrogat (“abolished”), from Latin abrogātus, perfect passive participle of abrogō (“repeal”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ab (“away”) + rogō (“ask, inquire, propose”). See rogation.
Sample Sentences
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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:]
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Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they cannot alter or abrogate. [1796, Edmund Burke, Letter I. On the Overtures of Peace.:]
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The rule of law whereby it is a crime for a person to commit suicide is hereby abrogated. [1961, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 1”, in Suicide Act 1961ᵂⁱᵏⁱˢᵒᵘʳᶜᵉ, page 766:]
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The rule known as the “year and a day rule” […] is abrogated for all purposes. [2000, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, “Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance 2000”, in Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette, page A1059:]