;Posted on 07/30/2014 5:24:42 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, July 30, 2014-- abrogate
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
abrogate [ab-ruh-geyt]
verb, transitive (used with object)
ab•ro•gat•ed, ab•ro•gat•ing.
1. to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law.
2. to put aside; put an end to.
Origin: 1520-30 from Latin abrogātus repealed, from ab- 1 + rogāre to propose (a law)]
Related forms
ab•ro•ga•ble [ab-ruh-guh-buh l], adjective
ab•ro•ga•tion, noun
ab•ro•ga•tive, adjective
ab•ro•ga•tor, noun
non•ab•ro•ga•ble, adjective
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When did the PTA become the PTO? Or did the PTA merge with the PLO?
Sasha Semin got married! Newly single Sasha Ovechkin wasn’t at the wedding!
The PTO is the PTA where they don’t want to pay dues to a national organization.
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