Syn. -- To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See Abolish.
Ab`ro*ga"tion (&?;), n. [L. abrogatio, fr. abrogare: cf. F. abrogation.] The act of abrogating; repeal by authority. Hume.
Ab"ro*ga*tive (&?;), a. Tending or designed to abrogate; as, an abrogative law.
Ab"ro*ga`tor (&?;), n. One who repeals by authority.
A*brood" (&?;), adv. [Pref. a- + brood.] In the act of brooding. [Obs.] Abp. Sancroft.
A*brook" (&?;), v. t. [Pref. a- + brook, v.] To brook; to endure. [Obs.] Shak.
Ab*rupt" (&?;), a. [L. abruptus, p. p. of abrumpere to break off; ab + rumpere to break. See Rupture.] 1. Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places. "Tumbling through ricks abrupt," Thomson.
2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious. "The cause of your abrupt departure." Shak.