abrogation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ (UK, US)
- /ˌæb.ɹəˈɡæɪ.ʃ(ə)n/ (Australia)
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Etymology
First attested in 1535. From Middle French abrogation, from Latin abrogātiō (“repealed”), from abrogo, from ab (“from”) + rogo (“ask, inquire”). By surface analysis, ab- + Latin rog- + -ate + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of abrogating. ▸ A repeal by authority; abolition.
[…] I consider the sudden and violent abrogation of the office of Master in Chancery, by the new Constitution, as a –– premature act; inasmuch as I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years.
1853, Herman Melville, “Bartleby, the Scrivener”, in The Piazza Tales, New York: Dix, Edwards & Co, published 1856:
- (countable, qualifier:molecular biology, uncountable) The act of abrogating. ▸ The blocking of a molecular process or function.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abrogations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
devalidation · abrogation · devalidation · vitiation · termination · annulment · nullification · abolition · invalidation · cancellation · nullification · deauthentication · revocation · renunciation · annulment
Translations (32)
ota لغو (act of abrogating) · ga aisghairm (act of abrogating) · de Zurücknahme (act of abrogating) · el ακύρωση (act of abrogating) · de Aufhebung (act of abrogating) · de Annullieren (act of abrogating) · id abrogasi (act of abrogating) · rgn abrugaziôn (act of abrogating) · ca abrogació (act of abrogating) · de Annullierung (act of abrogating) · tr yürürlükten kaldırma (act of abrogating) · ar إِلْغَاء (act of abrogating) · it abrogazione (act of abrogating) · el κατάργηση (act of abrogating) · nl intrekking (act of abrogating) · de Niederschlagung (act of abrogating) · tr feshetme (act of abrogating) · id pembatalan (act of abrogating) · gl abrogación (act of abrogating) · pt ab-rogação (act of abrogating) · de Abrogation (act of abrogating) · nl opheffing (act of abrogating) · pl abrogacja (act of abrogating) · nl afschaffing (act of abrogating) · de Kündigung (act of abrogating) · nl ongeldigverklaring (act of abrogating) · es abrogación (act of abrogating) · ota ابطال (act of abrogating) · de Abschaffung (act of abrogating) · grc ἀθέτησις (act of abrogating) · eu indargabetze (act of abrogating) · de Abolition (act of abrogating)