abolish
11abolish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. annul, cancel, abrogate; exterminate, wipe out. See nullification, destruction. Ant., establish, reinstate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. suppress, eradicate, terminate, exterminate, obliterate, do away… …
12abolish */*/ — UK [əˈbɒlɪʃ] / US [əˈbɑlɪʃ] verb [transitive] Word forms abolish : present tense I/you/we/they abolish he/she/it abolishes present participle abolishing past tense abolished past participle abolished to officially get rid of a law, system,… …
13abolish — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss , stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre; probably akin to adolescere to grow up more at adult Date: 15th century 1. to end the observance or effect of ; annul …
14abolish — verb ADVERB ▪ altogether (esp. BrE), completely, entirely, totally ▪ Some say the tax should be abolished entirely. ▪ virtually ▪ largely …
15abolish — verb /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ a) To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; to end a law, system, custom or institution Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century. b) To put an end to or …
16abolish — a|bol|ish [ ə balıʃ ] verb transitive * to officially get rid of a law, system, practice, etc.: Congress should abolish the estate tax …
17abolish — [[t]əbɒ̱lɪʃ[/t]] abolishes, abolishing, abolished VERB If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it. [V n] The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder... The whole system… …
18abolish — verb the governor never fulfilled his promise to abolish the state income tax Syn: put an end to, get rid of, scrap, end, stop, terminate, ax, eradicate, eliminate, exterminate, destroy, annihilate, stamp out, obliterate, wipe out, extinguish,… …
19abolish — a•bol•ish [[t]əˈbɒl ɪʃ[/t]] v. t. ished, ish•ing to do away with (a law, custom, condition, etc.) completely; put an end to; annul: to abolish slavery[/ex] • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF aboliss , long s. of abolir < L abolēre to… …
20abolish — /əˈbɒlɪʃ / (say uh bolish) verb (t) to do away with; put an end to; annul; destroy: *they were fighting an already lost battle in attempting to abolish the party system –anne summers, 1975. {French aboliss , stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre… …
