abolish
verb (used with object)
to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void.
abolished
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past participleof abolish.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof abolish.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
abolishverb (used with object)to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void.
Example Sentences
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Italy abolished the death penalty and prohibits extradition to countries where a defendant may face the death penalty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The program comes days after the Supreme Court abolished limits on the purchase of rural land by foreigners.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Every coin America has ever abolished, from the half-cent in 1857 forward, died the same way.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The register, external lists 13,000 individuals and hundreds of institutions known to have invested in Britain's role in slavery between 1563 and 1807, when the trade was abolished across the British Empire.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But Syme was not only dead, he was abolished, an unperson.
From "1984" by George Orwell
