abolish

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.

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[Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolēre; see al- in Indo-European roots.]

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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

Imperative

abolish

abolish

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abolish - do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia" get rid of cashier - discard or do away with; "cashier the literal sense of this word" abrogate - revoke formally establish, found, launch, set up - set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"

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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

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abolish

verb

1. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:

abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, invalidate, negate, nullify, set aside, vitiate, void.

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

abschaffenvernichten

καταργώκαταλύω

abolirdestrozar

lakkauttaa

abolirsupprimerannulerdétruireôter

ukinuti

afnema

abolireabolizioneannullare

廃止する

폐지하다

panaikinimaspanaikinti

atcelt

afschaffenvernietigen

avskaffeoppheve

obalić

abolir

отменитьотменять

odpraviti

avskaffa

ยกเลิก

kaldırmakson vermekyürürlükten kaldırmak

hủy bỏ

废除

abolish

[əˈbɒlɪʃ] VT → abolir, suprimir

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abolish

[əˈbɒlɪʃ] vt [+ death penalty, slavery, capital punishment, the monarchy] → abolir; [+ fees, tax] → abolir

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

abolish

vt → abschaffen; law also → aufheben

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abolish

[əˈbɒlɪʃ] vt → abolire

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. afskaf يُبطِل، يُلْغي отменям abolir zrušit, odstranit abschaffen afskaffe; ophæve καταργώabolir ära muutma لغو کردن kumota abolir לְבַטֵל उन्मूलन करना ukinuti eltöröl menghapuskan afnema abolire 廃止する (법률· 제도· 관습 등을) 폐지하다 panaikinti atcelt memansuh afschaffenavskaffe, oppheveznosić, obalać له منځه وړل abolir a aboli отменять zrušiť odpraviti ukinuti avskaffa ล้มเลิก kaldırmak, son vermek 廢除 відміняти, скасовувати موقوف کرنا ، کالعدم قرار دینا huỷ bỏ 废除

ˌaboˈlition (ӕ-) noun

afskaffing إلغَاء، إبْطَال отменям abolição zrušení, odstranění die Abschaffung afskaffelse; ophævelse κατάργησηabolición äramuutmine لغو kumoaminen abolition בטול, ביטול उन्मूलन ukinuće eltörlés penghapusan afnám abolizione 廃止 폐지 panaikinimas atcelšana pemansuhan afschaffingavskaffelse, opphevelseobalenie له منځه وړنه abolição abolire отмена zrušenie, odstránenie odprava ukidanje avskaffande การล้มเลิก kaldırma, son verme 廢除 скасування; усунення منسوخی sự huỷ bỏ 废除

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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

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