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abolish
[ uh-bol-ish ]
verb (used with object)
- to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void:
to abolish slavery.
Synonyms: eliminate, extirpate, exterminate, extinguish, obliterate, annihilate, cancel, nullify, suppress
Antonyms: establish
abolish
/ əˈbɒlɪʃ /
verb
- tr to do away with (laws, regulations, customs, etc); put an end to
Derived Forms
- aˈbolisher, noun
- aˈbolishable, adjective
- aˈbolishment, noun
Other Words From
- a·bolish·a·ble adjective
- a·bolish·er noun
- a·bolish·ment noun
- una·bolish·a·ble adjective
- una·bolished adjective
- well-a·bolished adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of abolish1
Word History and Origins
Origin of abolish1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A bill making its way through Parliament would abolish the 92 seats reserved for peers who inherit their titles through their families.
Put simply, Ho has provided intellectual scaffolding to Trump’s promise to abolish birthright citizenship by executive order.
But Trump just won reelection on a promise to abolish birthright citizenship, and he seems unlikely to elevate a vocal foe of his own plan to the high court.
All of this is not to say that Black reformers rejected the idea of staging a political revolution when necessary to abolish entrenched systemic evils.
Recall that Douglass, for example, recognized the need for such a break from the existing order to abolish slavery and extend the benefits of the American liberal project to all.
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