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abolish

[ uh-bol-ish ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void:

    to abolish slavery.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,

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abolish

/ əˈɒɪʃ /

verb

  1. tr to do away with (laws, regulations, customs, etc); put an end to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZ, noun
  • ˈDZ󲹲, adjective
  • ˈDZ󳾱Գ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·DZi·· adjective
  • ·DZi· noun
  • ·DZi·Գ noun
  • un·DZi·· adjective
  • ܲa·DZi adjective
  • ɱ-·DZi adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abolish1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Middle French aboliss-, long stem of abolir, from Latin DZŧ “to destroy, efface”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abolish1

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

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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Example Sentences

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But he said it was a "pragmatic decision" to retain the commission rather than abolishing it "only then to recreate something that would not look terribly dissimilar".

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The questionnaire has been refined, and the "negligible" category of risk will soon be abolished.

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Whole life orders are considered the harshest penalty available to courts since capital punishment was abolished.

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It made the same call for dedicated rural crime teams ahead of the local elections last year, and has long said PCCs should be abolished.

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When he was in opposition, Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted to abolish the House of Lords and replace it with an elected chamber.

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