English Explanatory Dictionary

abolition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
  2. The state of being abolished.
  3. The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
  4. The ending of convict transportation.
  5. An amnesty; a putting out of memory.

Pronunciation

/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ EN-AU ck1 abolition.ogg /əˈbɔ.lɪ.ʃən/

Word forms

abolition abolitions

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₃elh₁-der. Proto-Italic *olō Proto-Italic *oleō ? Latin aboleō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin abolitiōnemlbor. Old French abolucion Middle French abolitionbor. English abolition Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem. First attested in 1529. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.

Synonyms

annulment devalidation revocation abolition abrogation cancellation deauthentication invalidation nullification renunciation termination vitiation

Antonyms

establishment foundation

Derived words

abolitional abolitionary abolitiondom abolitionise abolitionism abolitionist abolitionistic abolitionize nonabolition proabolition proabolitionist reabolition
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