abrogative

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adjective

Tending or designed to abrogate.

“an abrogative law”

OriginEnglish abrogate ← Middle English abrogat ← Latin abrogātus →
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Meanings

adjectiveabrogative (comparative more abrogative, superlative most abrogative)

comparative more abrogative · superlative most abrogative

  1. Tending or designed to abrogate.

    an abrogative law

Origin

  1. Latinab
  2. Latinab-
  3. Latinrogō
  4. Latinabrogō
  5. Latinabrogātus
  6. Middle Englishabrogat
  7. Englishabrogate
  8. Englishabrogative

From abrogate + -ive.

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Translations

Italian abrogativo
  • abrogativotending or designed to abrogate
Portuguese ab-rogativo
  • ab-rogativotending or designed to abrogate
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APA

abrogative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrogative

MLA

“abrogative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrogative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abrogative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrogative.

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