Word of the Day: ABROGATE

Put aside or put an end to

abrogate (verb) - to annul, abolish, or ignore the influence of something [ab-ruh-geyt]

BREAKDOWN: AB- (away from) + ROG- (to propose) + -ATE (make or do)

• abrogation is the act of cancelling, repealing, or formally ending something

See also: prerogative, derogatory

“The word 'security' is a broad, vague generality whose contours should not be invoked to abrogate the fundamental law embodied in the First Amendment. The guarding of military and diplomatic secrets at the expense of informed representative government provides no real security.” —Hugo Black