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a·bol·ish
(ə-bŏl′ĭsh)tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es
1. To do away with; put an end to; annul: voted to abolish the tax.
2. Archaic To destroy completely.
[Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolēre; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bol′ish·a·ble adj.
a·bol′ish·er n.
a·bol′ish·ment n.
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abolish
(əˈbɒlɪʃ)vb
(tr) to do away with (laws, regulations, customs, etc); put an end to
[C15: from Old French aboliss- (lengthened stem of abolir), ultimately from Latin abolēre to destroy]
aˈbolishable adj
aˈbolisher n
aˈbolishment n
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a•bol•ish
(əˈbɒl ɪʃ)v.t. -ished, -ish•ing.
to do away with (a law, custom, condition, etc.) completely; put an end to; annul: to abolish slavery.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French aboliss-, long s. of abolir < Latin abolēre to destroy, efface, put an end to]
a•bol′ish•a•ble, adj.
a•bol′ish•er, n.
a•bol′ish•ment, n.
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abolish
Past participle: abolished
Gerund: abolishing
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| Verb | 1. |  abolish - do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"cashier - discard or do away with; "cashier the literal sense of this word" abrogate - revoke formally |
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abolish
verb do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, shed, cancel, axe (informal), get rid of, ditch (slang), dissolve, junk (informal), suppress, overturn, throw out, discard, wipe out, overthrow, void, terminate, drop, trash (slang), repeal, eradicate, put an end to, quash, extinguish, dispense with, revoke, stamp out, obliterate, subvert, jettison, repudiate, annihilate, rescind, exterminate, invalidate, bring to an end, annul, nullify, blot out, expunge, abrogate, vitiate, extirpate They voted to abolish the death penalty.
do away with found, continue, create, establish, introduce, promote, institute, restore, sustain, revive, authorize, reinstate, legalize, reintroduce
do away with found, continue, create, establish, introduce, promote, institute, restore, sustain, revive, authorize, reinstate, legalize, reintroduce
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
abolish
verb1. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:
Law: extinguish.
2. To destroy all traces of:
annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.
Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.
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Translations
يُبطِل، يُلْغييُلْغِي
zrušitodstranit
afskaffeophæve
lakkauttaa
ukinuti
afnema
廃止する
폐지하다
panaikinimaspanaikinti
atcelt
odpraviti
avskaffa
ยกเลิก
kaldırmakson vermekyürürlükten kaldırmak
hủy bỏ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
abolish
[əˈbɒlɪʃ] vt [+ death penalty, slavery, capital punishment, the monarchy] → abolir; [+ fees, tax] → abolirCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
abolish
vt → abschaffen; law also → aufheben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abolish
(əˈboliʃ) verb to put an end to (a custom, law etc). We must abolish the death penalty.
ˌaboˈlition (ӕ-) nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
abolish
→ يُلْغِي zrušit afskaffe abschaffen καταργώ abolir lakkauttaa abolir ukinuti abolire 廃止する 폐지하다 afschaffen avskaffe obalić abolir отменять avskaffa ยกเลิก yürürlükten kaldırmak hủy bỏ 废除Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009