obrogo
Latin
Etymology
From ob- + rogō (“ask; request”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɔb.rɔ.ɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔb.ro.ɡo]
Verb
obrogō (present infinitive obrogāre, perfect active obrogāvī, supine obrogātum); first conjugation
- (law) to propose a new law, partly to repeal an existing law; evade, weaken, invalidate or abrogate a law
- (law) to oppose or obstruct the passage of a bill
Conjugation
Conjugation of obrogō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → English: obrogate
References
- “obrogo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obrogo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obrogo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.