abrogate

/ˈæbɹəˌɡeɪt/A-bruh-gayt

Meaningto ask away; to call off

Common meaning: to cancel a law or agreement

abaway, off
rogto askLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1598 · scan
ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having

‘away, off’ + ‘to ask’ → abrogate

Journey through time

Latinrogō, rogāvī‘to ask’
Englishabrogate‘to cancel a law or agreement’ · today

ab- also in: abhor abort abuse abound abrupt

rog also in: arrogant derogatory interrogate prerogative

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin rogō ‘to ask’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry rogō, p. 1598 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PREROGATIVE, p. 464 · dictionary scan

Roots

rogō, rogāvī Latin “to ask”

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