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abrgate

 

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Term: abrogate

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To officially repeal or abolish a law, agreement, or custom

Usage: The government decided to abrogate the controversial legislation.

Example sentence: The president has the power to abrogate treaties with other nations.

Sense 2: To officially annul or invalidate a contract or obligation

Usage: The court allowed them to abrogate the contract due to unforeseen circumstances.

Example sentence: The company had to abrogate the agreement due to financial difficulties.

Sense 3: To put an end to or suppress something

Usage: The new regulations aim to abrogate unethical business practices.

Example sentence: They're trying to abrogate public criticism by controlling the media.

Sense 4: To reduce the length or shorten something, usually a text or passage

Usage: The editor will abrogate unnecessary details from the manuscript.

Example sentence: Please abrogate the paragraph and make it more concise.

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