Abolish

//əˈbɑl.ɪʃ// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.

    "Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century."

  2. 2
    do away with wordnet
  3. 3
    To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. archaic

    "And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot."

Synonyms

All synonyms
abrogateabateabrogateannihilateannulannul

Example

More examples

"We have to abolish all nuclear weapons, because they are deadly to mankind."

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”).

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wipe out

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