The difference between Abrogate and Reverse

When used as verbs, abrogate means to annul by an authoritative act, whereas reverse means to turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.

When used as adjectives, abrogate means abrogated, whereas reverse means opposite, contrary.

Reverse is also noun with the meaning: the opposite of something.

Reverse is also adverb with the meaning: in a reverse way or direction.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abrogate and Reverse

  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. Reverse as an adjective:

    Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.

    Examples:

    "We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter."

    "The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene."

  2. Reverse as an adjective:

    Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.

    Examples:

    "He selected reverse gear."

  3. Reverse as an adjective (rail transport, of points):

    To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

  4. Reverse as an adjective:

    Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

  5. Reverse as an adjective (botany):

    Reversed.

    Examples:

    "a reverse shell"

  6. Reverse as an adjective (genetics):

    In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.

  1. Reverse as an adverb (now, _, rare):

    In a reverse way or direction; upside-down.

  1. Reverse as a noun:

    The opposite of something.

    Examples:

    "We believed the Chinese weren't ready for us. In fact, the reverse was true."

  2. Reverse as a noun:

    The act of going backwards; a reversal.

  3. Reverse as a noun:

    A piece of misfortune; a setback.

  4. Reverse as a noun:

    The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.

  5. Reverse as a noun:

    The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

  6. Reverse as a noun:

    The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.

  7. Reverse as a noun:

    A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  8. Reverse as a noun (surgery):

    A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

  1. Reverse as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.

  2. Reverse as a verb (intransitive):

    To turn something inside out or upside down.

  3. Reverse as a verb (intransitive):

    To transpose the positions of two things.

  4. Reverse as a verb (transitive):

    To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

  5. Reverse as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To return, come back.

  6. Reverse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To turn away; to cause to depart.

  7. Reverse as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To cause to return; to recall.

  8. Reverse as a verb (legal):

    To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

    Examples:

    "to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree"

  9. Reverse as a verb (ergative):

    To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.

  10. Reverse as a verb (chemistry):

    To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

  11. Reverse as a verb (rail transport, transitive):

    To place a set of points in the reverse position

  12. Reverse as a verb (rail transport, intransitive, of points):

    to move from the normal position to the reverse position

  13. Reverse as a verb:

    To overthrow; to subvert.

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