abolish
verb (used with object)
to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void.
had been abolishing
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past perfect progressiveof abolish.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the states had been abolishing property tests, and universal male suffrage had been written into state constitutions.
From Our Changing Constitution by Charles Wheeler Pierson
Meanwhile the National Assembly had been abolishing all titles of nobility; the vast estates of the clergy were confiscated.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various
