abrogate (verb)

  • 121derogate — [ dɛrəgeɪt] verb formal 1》 (derogate from) detract from. 2》 (derogate from) deviate from. 3》 disparage. Derivatives derogation noun derogative adjective Origin ME: from L …

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  • 122repeal — 1. verb the Eighteenth Amendment was repealed in 1933 Syn: revoke, rescind, cancel, reverse, annul, nullify, declare null and void, quash, abolish; Law vacate; formal abrogate; archaic recall Ant: enact 2. noun the repeal of the law Syn …

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  • 123reverse — 1. verb 1) the car reversed into a lamppost Syn: back, back up, drive back/backward, move back/backward 2) reverse the bottle in the ice bucket Syn: turn upside down, turn over, upend, upturn, invert 3) …

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  • 124repeal — /rəˈpil / (say ruh peel) verb (t) 1. to revoke or withdraw formally or officially: to repeal a grant. 2. to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative enactment; abrogate. –noun 3. the act of repealing; revocation; abrogation …

  • 125rescind — /rəˈsɪnd / (say ruh sind) verb (t) 1. to abrogate; annul, revoke; repeal. 2. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority. {Latin rescindere cut off, annul} –rescindable, adjective –rescinder, noun …

  • 126derogate — ► VERB formal 1) (derogate from) detract from. 2) (derogate from) deviate from. 3) disparage. DERIVATIVES derogation noun. ORIGIN Latin derogare abrogate …

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  • 127derogation — derogate ► VERB formal 1) (derogate from) detract from. 2) (derogate from) deviate from. 3) disparage. DERIVATIVES derogation noun. ORIGIN Latin derogare abrogate …

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  • 128circumduct — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+|dəkt transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere to lead around, from circum + ducere to lead more at circum , tow 1. : to turn about an axis : revolve, rotate; …

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