abrogate (verb)
21negate — verb 1) they negated the court s ruling Syn: invalidate, nullify, neutralize, cancel; undo, reverse, annul, void, revoke, rescind, repeal, retract, countermand, overrule, overturn; informal nix; formal abrogate …
22nullify — verb 1) they nullified the legislation Syn: annul, render null and void, void, invalidate; repeal, reverse, rescind, revoke, disallow, cancel, abolish; countermand, do away with, terminate, quash; Law vacate; formal abrogate …
23override — verb 1) the court could not override her decision Syn: disallow, overrule, countermand, veto, quash, overturn, overthrow; cancel, reverse, rescind, revoke, repeal, annul, nullify, invalidate, negate, void; Law …
24overrule — verb this ban was overruled by a federal court Syn: countermand, cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, disallow, override, veto, quash, overturn, overthrow, annul, nullify, invalidate, negate, void; Law vacate; formal …
25overturn — verb 1) the boat overturned Syn: capsize, turn turtle, keel over, tip over, topple over, turn over, flip; Nautical pitchpole 2) I overturned the stool Syn: upset, tip over, topple over, turn over …
26quash — verb 1) the judge may quash the sentence Syn: cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, countermand, withdraw, overturn, overrule, veto, annul, nullify, invalidate, negate, void; Law vacate; formal abrogate …
27remit — verb 1) the fines were remitted Syn: cancel, set aside, suspend, revoke; formal abrogate 2) remitting duties to the authorities Syn: send, dispatch, forward, hand over; pay 3) the cas …
28repudiate — verb 1) she repudiated communism Syn: reject, renounce, abandon, give up, turn one s back on, disown, cast off, lay aside; formal forswear, abjure; literary forsake Ant: embrace 2) Hansen repudiated the allegations …
29rescind — verb the court can rescind a bankruptcy order Syn: revoke, repeal, cancel, reverse, overturn, overrule, annul, nullify, void, invalidate, quash, abolish; Law vacate; formal abrogate Ant: enforce …
30revoke — verb their liquor license was revoked Syn: cancel, repeal, rescind, reverse, annul, nullify, void, invalidate, countermand, retract, withdraw, overrule, override; Law vacate; formal abrogate …
