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abolish

[ uh-bol-ish ]
/ əˈbɒl ɪʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void: to abolish slavery.
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Origin of abolish

1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French aboliss-, long stem of abolir<Latin abolēreto destroy, efface, put an end to; change of conjugation perhaps by association withLatin abolitiōabolition

synonym study for abolish

Abolish, eradicate, stamp out mean to do away completely with something. To abolish is to cause to cease, often by a summary order: to abolish a requirement. Stamp out implies forcibly making an end to something considered undesirable or harmful: to stamp out the opium traffic. Eradicate (literally, to tear out by the roots ), a formal word, suggests extirpation, leaving no vestige or trace: to eradicate all use of child labor.

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British Dictionary definitions for abolish

abolish
/ (əˈbɒlɪʃ) /

verb
(tr) to do away with (laws, regulations, customs, etc); put an end to

Derived forms of abolish

abolishable, adjectiveabolisher, nounabolishment, noun

Word Origin for abolish

C15: from Old French aboliss- (lengthened stem of abolir), ultimately from Latin abolēre to destroy
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