abolish
verb/əˈbɒlɪʃ/UK/əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/US/əˈbɔlɪʃ/
Etymology
From late Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss-, extended stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre (“to retard, check the growth of, (and by extension) destroy, abolish”), and inchoative abolēscere (“to wither, vanish, cease”).
- derived from aboleo
- derived from aboliss-
- inherited from abolisshen
Definitions
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
- Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
- The abolition of the death penalty in international law
To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object
To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
- And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot.
- His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him.
The neighborhood
Derived
abolishable, abolisher, abolishment, reabolish, unabolish, unabolished
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA