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abolish
[ uh-bol-ish ]
verb (used with object)
- to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void:
to abolish slavery.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
abolish
/ əˈɒɪʃ /
verb
- tr to do away with (laws, regulations, customs, etc); put an end to
Derived Forms
- ˈDZ, noun
- ˈDZ, adjective
- ˈDZԳ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·DZi·· adjective
- ·DZi· noun
- ·DZi·Գ noun
- un·DZi·· adjective
- ܲa·DZi adjective
- ɱ-·DZi adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abolish1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of abolish1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
From poll taxes abolished by the 24th Amendment in 1964 to barriers dismantled by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, every step forward has been a fight against deliberate disenfranchisement.
He made abolishing diversity, equity and inclusion programs his first task as chairman, sending strongly worded letters to Walt Disney Co.
But he said it was a "pragmatic decision" to retain the commission rather than abolishing it "only then to recreate something that would not look terribly dissimilar".
The questionnaire has been refined, and the "negligible" category of risk will soon be abolished.
Whole life orders are considered the harshest penalty available to courts since capital punishment was abolished.
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