The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
v. To abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Abrogated; abolished.
v. 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.
v. To put an end to; to do away with.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To abolish summarily; annul by an authoritative act; repeal.
To keep clear of; avoid.
Synonyms Abolish, Repeal, Rescind, etc. (see abolish), cancel, invalidate, dissolve, countermand.
Annulled; abolished.
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v. revoke formally
Word Usage
"At the current Moscow summit, the word abrogate is used by the Clinton briefers only to say what they would not do and what the Republicans might do."