Cancel

noun the act of aborting a pregnancy or mission

verb to terminate a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive outside the uterus

• The doctors had to abort the surgery due to complications.
• They had to abort the mission because of bad weather.
• Let's abort this plan, it's not going to work out.
• I had to abort my original idea and come up with a new plan.

verb to officially end or cancel (a law, agreement, or practice)

• The government decided to abrogate the treaty that had been in place for decades.
• I heard they're going to abrogate the old rules and start fresh.
• They're planning to totally abrogate that outdated law.
• Sometimes we need to abrogate our own limiting beliefs to move forward in life.

noun the act of repealing or abolishing a law, right, or agreement

• The abrogation of the treaty caused tensions between the two countries.
• The abrogation of the rule made everyone happy.
• They tried to pull a fast one with the abrogation, but it didn't work.
• The abrogation of her promise left a gaping hole in their relationship.