Thesaurus / abrogate
FEEDBACKHow to use abrogate in a sentence
It was not necessary to abolish all, but inevitable to abrogate much that was looked upon as obligatory.
MY RELIGIONLEO TOLSTOYWhy should the ruling classes seek to abrogate the treaties and defy foreign powers?
CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, VOL. 4, NO 3, SEPTEMBER 1863VARIOUSAgain interpretative ordinances were called in to abrogate a portion of the law itself.
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRDWhy should a close relationship abrogate respectful courtesy?
HOW TO BE HAPPY THOUGH MARRIEDE. J. HARDY.I know that the moderns being ashamed of it, wish to abrogate it, and to throw it off from themselves upon the early heretics.
LETTER TO SIR SAMUEL SHEPHERDANONYMOUSEdward the First contrived to abrogate the law, so far as Scotland was concerned, a hundred years later.
A FORGOTTEN HEROEMILY SARAH HOLTAfterwards Noah seeks to abrogate the blessing of God by his "cursed be Canaan."
HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA FROM 1619 TO 1880. VOL 1GEORGE W. WILLIAMSLegislatures are as powerless to abrogate moral and economic laws as they are to abrogate physical laws.
FIAT MONEY INFLATION IN FRANCEANDREW DICKSON WHITENot at all; he is preparing to change these laws and to abrogate a certain number of them.
THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENCE: SCIENCE AND HYPOTHESIS, THE VALUE OF SCIENCE, SCIENCE AND METHODHENRI POINCARThe commercial convention of 1815 was renewed indefinitely, each party being at liberty to abrogate it at twelve months' notice.
ALBERT GALLATINJOHN AUSTIN STEVENSSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 18, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO ABROGATE
- alters
- annuls
- bends to one's will
- controls
- countermands
- directs
- disallows
- disregards
- dominates
- governs
- ignores
- influences
- invalidates
- makes null and void
- makes void
- not heeds
- nullifies
- outvotes
- outweighs
- overturns
- prevails over
- quashes
- recalls
- repeals
- rescinds
- revokes
- rides roughshod
- rules against
- sets aside
- supersedes
- sways
- takes no account of
- thwarts
- tramples
- upsets
- vanquishes
- vetoes
- altering
- annulling
- bending to one's will
- controlling
- countermanding
- directing
- disallowing
- disregarding
- dominating
- governing
- ignoring
- influencing
- invalidating
- making null and void
- making void
- not heeding
- nullifying
- outvoting
- outweighing
- overturning
- prevailing over
- quashing
- recalling
- repealing
- rescinding
- revoking
- riding roughshod
- ruling against
- setting aside
- superseding
- swaying
- taking no account of
- thwarting
- trampling
- upsetting
- vanquishing
- vetoing
- abjure
- abnegate
- abrogate
- annul
- apostatize
- back down
- back off
- back out
- backtrack
- call back
- cancel
- contradict
- countermand
- deny
- dial back
- disavow
- disclaim
- disown
- eat one's words
- forswear
- go back on one's word
- nullify
- recall
- renege
- renounce
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- retract
- revoke
- take back
- unsay
- void
- weasel out
- welsh
- withdraw
- worm out of
- KOED
- X-outed
- abolished
- abrogated
- annulled
- back out
- backpedaled
- blew
- called off
- canceled
- countermanded
- dismantled
- invalidated
- killed
- lifted
- nixed
- nullified
- opted out
- recalled
- renigged
- rescinded
- reversed
- revoked
- scrubbed
- set aside
- shot down
- stood down
- threw over
- vacated
- voided
- washed out
- weaseled out
- wiped out
- withdrew
- wormed out
- zapped
- X-outed
- abolished
- abrogated
- annulled
- back out of
- backpedaled
- backwatered
- called off
- canceled
- countermanded
- crawl out of
- dismantled
- forgot
- invalidated
- lifted
- nixed
- overturned
- pulled the plug
- quashed
- recalled
- removed
- reneged
- repealed
- retracted
- reversed
- revoked
- scrubbed
- set aside
- voided
- wangled out
- weaseled out
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