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Abrogate
/ˈæb.rə.ɡeɪt/ verb hardTo officially cancel or do away with a law, agreement, or right through formal authority.
The new council voted to abrogate the outdated zoning rule that had blocked local businesses for decades.
Memory Trick
Think of 'ab-' (away) plus 'rogate' (related to proposing, as in 'prerogative') — to abrogate is to take away something that was formally established, like officially canceling a law.