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ab·ro·gate /ˈæbrəˌget/ 動詞
廢除, 取消
Ab·ro·gate a. Abrogated; abolished. [Obs.]
Ab·ro·gate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abrogated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrogating.]
1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. --South.
Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or abrogate. --Burke.
2. To put an end to; to do away with.
Syn: -- To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See Abolish.
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