The difference between Abrogate and End

When used as verbs, abrogate means to annul by an authoritative act, whereas end means to finish, terminate.


Abrogate is also adjective with the meaning: abrogated.

End is also noun with the meaning: the terminal point of something in space or time.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abrogate and End

  1. Abrogate as a verb (transitive):

    To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or her or his successor; to repeal; — applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.

  2. Abrogate as a verb (transitive):

    To put an end to; to do away with.

  3. Abrogate as a verb (molecular biology, transitive):

    To block a process or function.

  1. Abrogate as an adjective (archaic):

    Abrogated; abolished.

  1. End as a noun:

    The terminal point of something in space or time.

    Examples:

    "At the end of the road, turn left."

    "At the end of the story, the main characters fall in love."

  2. End as a noun (by extension):

    The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion.

    Examples:

    "Is there no end to this madness?"

  3. End as a noun (by extension):

    Death.

    Examples:

    "He met a terrible end in the jungle."

    "I hope the end comes quickly."

  4. End as a noun:

    The most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide.

    Examples:

    "Hold the string at both ends."

    "My father always sat at the end of the table."

  5. End as a noun:

    Result.

  6. End as a noun:

    A purpose, goal, or aim.

  7. End as a noun (cricket):

    One of the two parts of the ground used as a descriptive name for half of the ground.

    Examples:

    "The Pavillion End'"

  8. End as a noun (American football):

    The position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line, a tight end, a split end, a defensive end.

  9. End as a noun (curling):

    A period of play in which each team throws eight rocks, two per player, in alternating fashion.

  10. End as a noun (mathematics):

    An ideal point of a graph or other complex.

  11. End as a noun:

    That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap.

    Examples:

    "odds and ends"

  12. End as a noun:

    One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a Brussels carpet.

  1. End as a verb (ergative):

    To finish, terminate.

    Examples:

    "Is this movie never going to end?"

    "The lesson will end when the bell rings."

    "The referee blew the whistle to end the game."