English Explanatory Dictionary

abolish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
  2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.

Pronunciation

ə-bŏl'ĭsh /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/ /əˈbɑl.əʃ/ en-us-abolish.ogg /əˈbɔlɪʃ/

Word forms

abolish abolishes abolishing abolished abolisht

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

abrogate annul cancel dissolve nullify repeal revoke do away with

Antonyms

establish found

Related words

abolition abolitionist

Derived words

abolishable abolisher abolishment reabolish unabolish unabolished
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