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[ uh -bol -ish ] SHOW IPA
/ əˈbɒl ɪʃ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void: to abolish slavery.
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 suppress, nullify, cancel; annihilate, obliterate, extinguish; exterminate, extirpate, eliminate.
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ANTONYMS FOR abolish establish.
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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 a·bol·ish·a·ble, adjective a·bol·ish·er, noun a·bol·ish·ment, noun un·a·bol·ish·a·ble, adjective
un·a·bol·ished, adjective well-a·bol·ished, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for abolish All that was true before the advent of the 60-vote supermajority requirement, and it will be true if that requirement is abolish ed.
The definitive case for ending the filibuster | Ezra Klein| October 1, 2020| Vox
Either the filibuster is a worthy rule that the Senate should honor or it isn’t, and it should be abolish ed or reformed.
The definitive case for ending the filibuster | Ezra Klein| October 1, 2020| Vox
If you call today, Cruz will help to defeat Obamacare; but if you call right now, Cruz will work to abolish the IRS.
Paul, Cruz Duel at ‘Values Voter’ Event | Olivia Nuzzi| September 26, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The RNC is raising money from grassroots supporters with an ‘Abolish the IRS’ campaign.
The GOP's Phony Push to Abolish the IRS | Tim Mak, Asawin Suebsaeng| August 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Abraham Lincoln used his term as the 16th President of the United States to win the Civil War and abolish slavery.
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Ima Matul is a Survivor Organizer for the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST).
How To Help America’s Trafficking Victims In The Long Term | Ima Matul| June 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Homeschoolers would likely be exempt, then, but we do need to abolish the Classics Major.
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The Convention met on the 21st of September, and its first act was to abolish the ancient monarchy and proclaim France a republic.
An Introduction to the History of Western Europe | James Harvey Robinson
But you cannot, nor can I for your sake, abolish the things which have been.
The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
But to continue the argument, suppose we abolish the bookseller, as has been proposed.
Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association | Various
If we could abolish monogamic or romantic love, the country would be dotted with Maiden Assizes.
A Chesterton Calendar | G. K. Chesterton
Socialism does not propose to abolish property or distribute wealth.
Twentieth Century Socialism | Edmond Kelly
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British Dictionary definitions for abolish verb (tr) to do away with (laws, regulations, customs, etc); put an end to
Derived forms of abolish abolishable , adjective abolisher , noun abolishment , noun Word Origin for abolish C15: from Old French aboliss- (lengthened stem of abolir ), ultimately from Latin abolēre to destroy
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