abrogate
/ˈæbrəʊgeɪt/verb
with obj.
- formal repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)〈正式〉撤销, 取消（法律, 权利, 正式协议）：
a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike.
暂时取消罢工权的提议。
USAGE
The verbs abrogate and arrogate are quite different in meaning. While abrogate means 'repeal (a law)', arrogate means 'take or claim (something for oneself) without justification', often in the structure arrogate something to oneself, as in the emergency committee arrogated to itself whatever powers it chose.
派生词
abrogation
nounabrogator
noun词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin abrogat- 'repealed', from the verb abrogare, from ab- 'away, from' + rogare 'propose a Law'.