abolish
verb (used with object)
to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void.
abolishes
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present tense formof abolish (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The new version of the constitution also declares Uzbekistan a "social state" with increased welfare obligations, abolishes death penalty, establishes greater personal legal protection, and allows non-farming land ownership.
From Reuters ● Apr. 27, 2023
RIP’s model of buying debt at discount prices is especially attractive to donors because on average, every $1 donated abolishes about $100 in face value medical debt.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
The new law erodes the effects of single family zoning, he said, "but it in no way overrides or abolishes it."
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2021
It also creates new offences of "stirring up hatred" - which previously applied only to race - and abolishes the offence of blasphemy which has not been prosecuted in Scotland for more than 175 years.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2021
There can be for each but one Best, which abolishes the simply Good and Better.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Edward Berdoe
