kumota — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abrogate verb To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
- annul verb To officially declare something invalid or void, as if it never legally existed.
- cancel verb To call off or stop something planned from happening.
- debunk verb To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something; to refute.
- defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
- disprove verb To show that a claim, theory, or belief is false.
- down adverb From a higher place to a lower one.
- lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
- negate verb To cancel out or make ineffective.
- nullify verb To make legally invalid.
- override verb To take priority over, or cancel out, an existing decision, rule, or system.
- overrule verb To reject or reverse a decision using higher authority.
- overturn verb To flip something over, or to cause a vehicle to roll onto its side or roof.
- prostrate adj Lying flat on the ground, typically face down.
- quash verb To officially cancel or reject a legal decision, charge, or order.
- repeal verb To officially cancel a law.
- rescind verb To officially cancel or revoke something, such as a law, order, or agreement.
- reverse adj Opposite in position, direction, or order.
- scull noun A light, narrow rowing boat, or one of the pair of oars used to row it.
- subvert verb To weaken or destroy an established system, authority, or institution, often secretly.
- tip noun The pointed or outer end of something.
- undo verb To reverse or cancel the effect of something already done.
Senses
kumota is used for these senses in English:
- abrogate (transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.[First attested in the early 16th century.]
- annul (transitive) To formally revoke the validity of.
- cancel (transitive) To invalidate or annul something.
- cancel (transitive) To offset or equalize something.
- debunk (transitive) To discredit, or expose to ridicule the falsehood or the exaggerated claims of something.
- defeat (transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
- defeat (transitive) To nullify
- disprove (transitive) To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
abrogate — full definition
- verb To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
- verb To put an end to; to do away with.
- verb To block a process or function.