(v. t.) To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.
(v. t.) To put an end to; to do away with.
Example Sentences:
(1) Although Jeggo's Chinese hamster ovary cells were more responsive to mAMSA, novo still abrogated mAMSA toxicity in the mutant cells as well as in the parental Chinese hamster ovary cells 2,4-Dinitrophenol acted similarly to novo with respect to mAMSA killing, but neither compound reduced the ATP content of V79 cells.
(2) LPS also abrogated the ability of recombinant interferon-gamma (r.IFN-gamma) to enhance macrophage larvicidal activity.
(3) Release of 51Cr was apparently a function of immune thymus-derived lymphocytes (T cells) because it was abrogated by prior incubation of spleen cells with anti-thymus antiserum and complement but was undiminished by passage of spleen cells through nylon-wool columns.
(4) In contrast, insertion of a pre-S(1) sequence between HBcAg residues 75 and 83 abrogated recognition of HBcAg by 5 of 6 anti-HBc monoclonal antibodies and diminished recognition by human polyclonal anti-HBc.
(5) Furthermore, exogenous IL-1, IL-2, IL-4, interferon-gamma, or a rat Con A supernatant failed to abrogate DFMO inhibition.
(6) A T cell was responsible for the suppressive effects on LAK generation because suppression was abrogated by treatment of alloimmune cells with anti-T serum plus complement.
(7) Inhibitors of DC clustering, including trypsin, paraformaldehyde, and tunicamycin, abrogated the ability of DC to support antigen presentation and lectin-mediated proliferation.
(8) Bound fluorescyl ligand, increased ionic strength (0.5 M NaCl) or basic pH (greater than 8.0) abrogated cryoprecipitation.
(9) One of the renal antigens recognized by 2B4.14.1 was identified as Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (THGP), based on the ability of the antibody to recognize THGP in western immunoblots and the abrogation of immunohistologic reactivity of the antibody by preincubation with purified THGP.
(10) Furthermore, treatment of AC with lysosomotropic agents abrogated thymocyte proliferation induced by PE but not SEB.
(11) Pretreatment with OKT3, together with a monoclonal anti-DR antibody and complement, did not abrogate the T-colony forming capacity.
(12) Resistance of the rat induced by C. liquefaciens to tumor cells was also abrogated by Trypan Blue treatment just 1 day before tumor cell inoculation.
(13) Serum SIRS-inducing activity was abrogated by treatment with proteinase K or boiling, but was not affected by dialysis, acidification to pH 2, or heating to 56 degrees C. This serum factor could be distinguished functionally and antigenically from SIRS and from interferon (IFN) alpha or IFN gamma.
(14) It is shown that while not affecting other mononuclear cells viability, this IT is capable of selectively destroying human monocytes after 24 h exposure thus resulting in the abrogation of monocyte support for PHA reactivity in mononuclear cell preparations.
(15) Tetrodotoxin or nifedipine abrogated the effects of IC, C-Ch and PE but did not influence the effect of gamma-interferon on C2 synthesis.
(16) Preincubation of rIL-1 with a specific antibody abrogated and heat-inactivation destroyed this activity.
(17) This IFN-gamma-mediated suppression was monocyte dependent because it was completely abrogated by monocyte, but not T cell depletion.
(18) In contrast, these responses were both abrogated by hyperpolarization with the K+ ionophore valinomycin.
(19) Dilution of the latter detergent lysate with phosphate buffered saline exhibited no effect on the detection of the two additional components, while further treatment of the lysate with NP-40 buffer abrogated them to be detected.
(20) Release was abrogated by omission of myeloperoxidase or H2O2, heating of MPO, or addition of azide, cyanide, or catalase.
Revoke
Definition:
(v. t.) To call or bring back; to recall.
(v. t.) Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal; to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by a special act; as, , to revoke a will, a license, a grant, a permission, a law, or the like.
(v. t.) To hold back; to repress; to restrain.
(v. t.) To draw back; to withdraw.
(v. t.) To call back to mind; to recollect.
(v. i.) To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege.
(n.) The act of revoking.
Example Sentences:
(1) But he argued that Obama entered the agreement without approval from Congress, allowing the president to revoke it.
(2) (Incidentally, Australia had just revoked Blanc’s visa).
(3) The inspections have already led to complaints and demands that the rules be revoked.
(4) But private institutions owe their licence to operate to the state, by being given degree-awarding powers or university titles (which can be revoked).
(5) Applications by psychiatrists were infrequently withdrawn or revoked.
(6) 'No doesn't really mean no': North Carolina law means women can't revoke consent for sex Read more The 13-year-old girl, named Savannah, spoke on 7 May in Eagle Mountain, Utah, during a once-a-month portion of Sunday services in which members are encouraged to share feelings and beliefs.
(7) Universities are losing their sense of public responsibility and social purpose | Peter Scott Read more Ministers will now have the power to revoke the royal charters of many older universities previously regarded as near-inalienable.
(8) The current TPA bill comes with a big loophole: if Congress feels the TPP doesn’t meet its expectations, it can revoke the TPA and try to change the terms of the trade agreement.
(9) At the beginning of the month the ministry of interior published a list of 72 persons whose citizenship was to be revoked.
(10) On Wednesday angry MPs approved a resolution calling on the government to charge the documentary-makers with genocide denial and revoke the BBC’s licence to broadcast in the country.
(11) Ninety-one PSRB clients received treatment and of this group 51% had their conditional release revoked by the PSRB.
(12) Government misquoting my report to defend revoking citizenship, says Bret Walker Read more Some ministers believe the detail of the citizenship legislation should be presented to cabinet for final decision, given that the last discussion occurred around a vague proposal without a cabinet submission or any kind of documentation or any legal advice.
(13) Last week, immigration minister Jason Kenney announced that 3,100 people would have their Canadian citizenship revoked for hiring immigration consultants to falsify their documents.
(14) The sanctions order assets frozen, visas revoked and a ban on US companies' business with the targets.
(15) USA has the right to issue and revoke visa – I fully understand that.
(16) Whistleblowers with dual citizenship who speak out on Australia’s national security – including those involved in allegations that Timor-Leste’s cabinet room was bugged – could face having their citizenship revoked under proposed laws.
(17) So of course the Republicans want to deny, if not outright revoke, birthright citizenship to people like me.
(18) Any licence to the public to enter or cross this land is revoked forthwith.
(19) Detained by US immigration: 'In that moment I loathed America' | Mem Fox Read more After receiving notice that his Nexus card – part of a program designed to expedite border crossings for low-risk, pre-approved travellers – had been revoked, Ahmad decided to use his lunch break on Friday to pay a visit to the Nexus office in Michigan.
(20) If the regulator had decided that either James Murdoch – who stood down as chairman of News International in March 2012 and as chairman of BSkyB in April, but remains on the board of the broadcaster as a non-executive director – or the company itself were not fit and proper owners, the regulator could have revoked its licences.