Definition of abolish Abolish

/ʌbɑˈlɪʃ/ - [ubalish] - a•bol•ish

We found 7 definitions of abolish from 5 different sources.

What does abolish mean?

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Verb abolishes, abolishing, abolished
abolish - do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
		get rid of
		found, launch, establish, set up smoothen the surface of; "launch plaster"
		cashier discharge with dishonor, as in the army
		abrogate revoke formally

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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

abolish (v. t.)
To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly.
abolish (v. t.)
To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

abolish
To cancel or eliminate officially.
abolish
To annul or rescend.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

abolish
ab-ol′ish, v.t. to put an end to: to annul.—adj. Abol′ishable, capable of being abolished.—ns. Abol′ishment (rare); Aboli′tion, the act of abolishing; Aboli′tionism, advocacy of abolitionist principles; Aboli′tionist, one who seeks to abolish anything, esp. slavery. [Fr. abolir, aboliss—from L. abolēre, -itum—ab, from, olēre, to grow. The prep. ab here reverses the meaning of the simple verb.]

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abolish, verb, present, 1st person singular of abolish (infinitive).
abolish, verb (infinitive).

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