ABROGATE Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word abrogate. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ABROGATE
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abolish | verbv | |||||||
verb • do away with | ||||||||
annul | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • cancel officially | ||||||||
cancel | verbv | |||||||
noun • a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat verb • postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled • make up for • declare null and void; make ineffective • remove or make invisible • make invalid for use | ||||||||
invalidate | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • make invalid for use • show to be invalid • take away the legal force of or render ineffective | ||||||||
nullify | verbv | |||||||
verb • declare invalid • show to be invalid • make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | ||||||||
repeal | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation verb • cancel officially | ||||||||
rescind | verbv | |||||||
verb • cancel officially | ||||||||
revoke | verbv | |||||||
noun • the mistake of not following suit when able to do so verb • fail to follow suit when able and required to do so • cancel officially | ||||||||
abjure | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | ||||||||
annihilate | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill in large numbers | ||||||||
countermand | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command verb • cancel officially | ||||||||
dissolve | verbv | |||||||
noun • (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out verb • grow less and less substantial until it disappears • cause to go into a solution • come to an end • stop functioning or cohering as a unit • cause to lose control emotionally • lose control emotionally • cause to fade away • pass into a solution • become or cause to become soft or liquid • bring the association of to an end or cause to break up • declare void | ||||||||
end | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • either extremity of something that has length • the point in time at which something ends • the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence • the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it • a final part or section • a final state • the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object • (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage • a boundary marking the extremities of something • one of two places from which people are communicating to each other • the part you are expected to play • the last section of a communication • a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold • (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line verb • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical • bring to an end or halt • be the end of; be the last or concluding part of • put an end to | ||||||||
obliterate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace | ||||||||
obviate | verbv | |||||||
verb • get rid of something • prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off | ||||||||
overrule | verbv | |||||||
verb • rule against | ||||||||
overturn | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of upsetting something • an improbable and unexpected victory verb • turn from an upright or normal position • cause to overturn from an upright or normal position • rule against • cause the downfall of; of rulers • cancel officially • change radically | ||||||||
quash | verbv | |||||||
verb • put down by force or intimidation • declare invalid | ||||||||
recant | verbv | |||||||
verb • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | ||||||||
retract | verbv | |||||||
verb • formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure • pull away from a source of disgust or fear • use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) • pull inward or towards a center | ||||||||