abolishv.

Brit.

/əˈbɒlɪʃ/, U.S.

/əˈbɑlɪʃ/

Forms:

α. late Middle English–1500s abolysshe, 1500s abholishe, 1500s abholyshe, 1500s abolische, 1500s abolissh, 1500s abolisshe, 1500s abollysh, 1500s abolyshe, 1500s abolyssh, 1500s–1600s abolishe, 1500s–1600s abolysh, 1500s– abolish; Scottish pre-1700 abolesch, pre-1700 abolische, pre-1700 abolishe, pre-1700 1700s– abolish.

β. 1500s abolisse; Scottish pre-1700 aboleis, pre-1700 aboleiss, pre-1700 aboles, pre-1700 abolis, pre-1700 abolise, pre-1700 aboliss, pre-1700 abolisse, pre-1700 abollis, pre-1700 abolliss.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French aboliss-, abolir.

Etymology: < Middle French aboliss-, extended stem (compare -ish suffix²) of abolir to destroy (1265 in Old French), to revoke, annul (1344), to abolish, destroy by means of a legal decision (1417) < classical Latin abolēscere to shrivel up, to be forgotten, to pass into disuse < abolēre to destroy, obliterate, to put an end to (probably < the Indo-European base of ab- ab- prefix + the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek ὄλλυναι to slay, ἀπόλλυναι to destroy) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). Compare Catalan abolir (a1390), Spanish abolir (c1500), Portuguese abolir (1690), Italian abolire (a1540).

transitive. To put an end to, do away with (an institution, custom, or practice); to eradicate, destroy (something prevalent); to annul or make void. Formerly also: †to destroy, demolish, annihilate, efface (something concrete); to destroy the power of (a person). Formerly occasionally with from, out of (a place).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > annul, cancel, revoke [verb (transitive)] > make void or invalid

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c1475 ( in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1911) 26 514 (MED) It is hard to abolysshe a rumour that is oones taken in the wlgare voyce.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxvi. 94 Thou hast abolysshed my fraunchise.

1537 in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) II. 495 Item, that the greate peckes of otes..and suche other nedeles extortions..be clerly abolysheid.

1542 Chronicle of Fabyan II. 488 This yere was the bishop of Rome..abholished quit out of this realme.

?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors xix. sig. E5^v How can wickydnesse abolyssh wyckednesse? but rather increase it.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iv. sig. Q4 And with thy blood abolish so reprochfull blott.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 477 He doth craftily dissemble and abolish his footesteps to deceiue the Hunters.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 4 The fourtie dayes, or thrie sunnes, granted to the persewer..is discharged and abollissed.

1611 Bible (King James) Isa. ii. 18 And the idoles hee shall vtterly abolish .

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 121 Nor cou'd Vulcanian Flame The Stench abolish; or the Savour tame.

1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 31 July (1965) I. 419 The adventure..abolish'd that heathenish Ceremony.

1780 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 327 I propose..to abolish..all the offices of the kitchen, cellar, spicery, &c.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. ix. 291 Thus, in any case, with what rubs soever, shall the Bastille be abolished from our Earth.

1854 C. Kingsley Lett. (1878) I. 415 Some dislike the notion of its being possible to abolish pestilence by sanitary reform.

1877 Daily News 5 Nov. 5/1 We know that the best way to abolish darkness is to give light, that the best way to abolish folly is to spread wisdom.

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 255 Shell shock... Since the war, the term has been officially abolished, in favour of the technical term ‘Psycho-neurosis’.

1965 Ann. Reg. 1964 47 Medical prescription charges would be abolished (at a cost of £25 million a year) and pensions would be increased.

1997 M&S Mag. Spring 111/3 A ‘dream catcher’ to hang over my bed—the Navajo believe the net-like charm catches and abolishes bad dreams.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abolish
释义	abolishv. Brit. /əˈbɒlɪʃ/, U.S. /əˈbɑlɪʃ/ Forms: α. late Middle English–1500s abolysshe, 1500s abholishe, 1500s abholyshe, 1500s abolische, 1500s abolissh, 1500s abolisshe, 1500s abollysh, 1500s abolyshe, 1500s abolyssh, 1500s–1600s abolishe, 1500s–1600s abolysh, 1500s– abolish; Scottish pre-1700 abolesch, pre-1700 abolische, pre-1700 abolishe, pre-1700 1700s– abolish. β. 1500s abolisse; Scottish pre-1700 aboleis, pre-1700 aboleiss, pre-1700 aboles, pre-1700 abolis, pre-1700 abolise, pre-1700 aboliss, pre-1700 abolisse, pre-1700 abollis, pre-1700 abolliss. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French aboliss-, abolir. Etymology: < Middle French aboliss-, extended stem (compare -ish suffix²) of abolir to destroy (1265 in Old French), to revoke, annul (1344), to abolish, destroy by means of a legal decision (1417) < classical Latin abolēscere to shrivel up, to be forgotten, to pass into disuse < abolēre to destroy, obliterate, to put an end to (probably < the Indo-European base of ab- ab- prefix + the same Indo-European base as ancient Greek ὄλλυναι to slay, ἀπόλλυναι to destroy) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). Compare Catalan abolir (a1390), Spanish abolir (c1500), Portuguese abolir (1690), Italian abolire (a1540). transitive. To put an end to, do away with (an institution, custom, or practice); to eradicate, destroy (something prevalent); to annul or make void. Formerly also: †to destroy, demolish, annihilate, efface (something concrete); to destroy the power of (a person). Formerly occasionally with from, out of (a place). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > effacement, obliteration > cancellation, revocation > annul, cancel, revoke [verb (transitive)] > make void or invalid wanea889 voida1340 avoidc1375 abolishc1475 disnull1509 disannula1513 annihilate1525 evacuate1526 aniente1528 extinct1530 disable1548 extinguish1548 solute1550 destitutea1563 exinanitea1575 cashier1596 devoid1601 shorta1616 supersede1618 vitiate1627 invalidate1649 out1653 vacate1662 exinanitiate1698 atheticize1701 squasha1777 invalid1827 negate1837 negative1837 unsanction1854 cancel- c1475 ( in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1911) 26 514 (MED) It is hard to abolysshe a rumour that is oones taken in the wlgare voyce. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxvi. 94 Thou hast abolysshed my fraunchise. 1537 in State Papers Henry VIII (1834) II. 495 Item, that the greate peckes of otes..and suche other nedeles extortions..be clerly abolysheid. 1542 Chronicle of Fabyan II. 488 This yere was the bishop of Rome..abholished quit out of this realme. ?1542 H. Brinkelow Complaynt Roderyck Mors xix. sig. E5^v How can wickydnesse abolyssh wyckednesse? but rather increase it. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. iv. sig. Q4 And with thy blood abolish so reprochfull blott. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 477 He doth craftily dissemble and abolish his footesteps to deceiue the Hunters. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem 4 The fourtie dayes, or thrie sunnes, granted to the persewer..is discharged and abollissed. 1611 Bible (King James) Isa. ii. 18 And the idoles hee shall vtterly abolish . View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 121 Nor cou'd Vulcanian Flame The Stench abolish; or the Savour tame. View more context for this quotation 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 31 July (1965) I. 419 The adventure..abolish'd that heathenish Ceremony. 1780 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 327 I propose..to abolish..all the offices of the kitchen, cellar, spicery, &c. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. ix. 291 Thus, in any case, with what rubs soever, shall the Bastille be abolished from our Earth. 1854 C. Kingsley Lett. (1878) I. 415 Some dislike the notion of its being possible to abolish pestilence by sanitary reform. 1877 Daily News 5 Nov. 5/1 We know that the best way to abolish darkness is to give light, that the best way to abolish folly is to spread wisdom. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 255 Shell shock... Since the war, the term has been officially abolished, in favour of the technical term ‘Psycho-neurosis’. 1965 Ann. Reg. 1964 47 Medical prescription charges would be abolished (at a cost of £25 million a year) and pensions would be increased. 1997 M&S Mag. Spring 111/3 A ‘dream catcher’ to hang over my bed—the Navajo believe the net-like charm catches and abolishes bad dreams. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.c1475
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