[ noun ]
■ the act of abrogating
■ an official or legal cancellation
→
abrogation
,
annulment
,
repeal
[ verb ]
■ make into scrap or refuse
e.g.)
・scrap the old airplane and sell the parts
→
scrap
[ verb ]
■ cancel officially
e.g.)
・He revoked the ban on smoking
・lift an embargo
・vacate a death sentence
→
annul
,
countermand
,
lift
,
overturn
,
repeal
,
rescind
,
reverse
,
revoke
,
vacate
[ verb ]
■ dispose of (something useless or old)
e.g.)
・trash these old chairs
・junk an old car
・scrap your old computer
→
junk
,
scrap
,
trash
[ verb ]
■ give up what is not strictly needed
e.g.)
・he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey
→
dispense with
,
give up
,
part with
,
spare
[ noun ]
■ a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
e.g.)
・a swelling with a disposition to rupture
→
disposition
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