abolish
- To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
- (archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
Opposite of
establish, found
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈbɒlɪʃ/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
extirpate
abolire
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abschaffen
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