12 April 2014

abrogate

[ab-ruh-geyt]

verb (used with object), ab·ro·gat·ed, ab·ro·gat·ing.

1. to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.
2. to put aside; put an end to.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin abrogātus repealed (past participle of abrogāre ). See ab-, rogation, -ate1

Related forms
ab·ro·ga·ble [ab-ruh-guh-buhl] Show IPA , adjective
ab·ro·ga·tion, noun
ab·ro·ga·tive, adjective
ab·ro·ga·tor, noun
non·ab·ro·ga·ble, adjective

Can be confused: abdicate, abrogate, arrogate, derogate.

Synonyms
1. cancel, revoke, rescind, nullify, void, invalidate.

Antonyms
1. ratify, establish; preserve.

Anagram

bare toga
boat rage

Today’s aphorism

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

On this day

12 April 1961 – Uri Gagarin (Russian) becomes the first man in space.