a. [ L. abrogatus, p. p. ] Abrogated; abolished. [ Obs. ] Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abrogated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrogating. ] [ L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab + rogare to ask, require, propose. See Rogation. ] 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or abrogate. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put an end to; to do away with. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See Abolish. [ 1913 Webster ]