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   abrogate

   /ˈabrəɡeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement): "a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike"
   • 2. evade (a responsibility or duty): "we believe the board is abrogating its responsibilities to its shareholders"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin abrogat- ‘repealed’, from the verb abrogare, from ab- ‘away, from’ + rogare ‘propose a law’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. abrogator noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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