a·bol·ish ( -b l  sh)tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es 1. To do away with; annul. 2. To destroy completely. [Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abol  re; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]a·bol ish·a·ble adj.a·bol ish·er n.a·bol ish·ment n.Synonyms: abolish, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate These verbs mean to get rid of: voted to abolish the tax; exterminated the cockroaches in the house; criticism that extinguished my enthusiasm; policies that attempt to extirpate drug abuse; scientists working to eradicate deadly diseases; a magnet that obliterated the data on the floppy disk. |
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| Noun | 1. |  abolishment - the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment" |
Translations
abolishment, abolition
n → Abschaffung f; (of law also) → Aufhebung f
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