abolish
[ uh-bol-ish ]
/ əˈbɒl ɪʃ /
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 abolēre to destroy, efface, put an end to; change of conjugation perhaps by association with Latin abolitiō abolition
SYNONYMS FOR abolish
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM abolish
Words nearby abolish
aboardage, abode, abohm, aboideau, aboil, abolish, abolition, abolitionism, abolitionist, abolitionize, abolla
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British Dictionary definitions for abolishment
abolish
/ (əˈbɒlɪʃ) /
verb
(tr) to do away with (laws, regulations, customs, etc); put an end to
Derived forms of abolish
abolishable, adjectiveabolisher, nounabolishment, nounWord Origin for abolish
C15: from Old French aboliss- (lengthened stem of abolir), ultimately from Latin abolēre to destroy
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