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- Dictionarya·bol·ish/əˈbäliSH/
verb
- 1. formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution): "the tax was abolished in 1977"
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Nov 9, 2012 · The meaning of ABOLISH is to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul. How to use abolish in a sentence.
to end an activity, custom, etc. completely or by law or official action: Educationalists have called on the government to abolish tax on computers. The government has pledged to abolish child poverty by 2020. (Definition of abolish from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of abolish. abolish.
To abolish is to cause to cease, often by a summary order: to abolish a requirement. stamp out implies forcibly making an end to something considered undesirable or harmful: to stamp out the opium traffic. eradicate (literally, to tear out by the roots), a formal word, suggests extirpation, leaving no vestige or trace: to eradicate all use of ...
To abolish is to get rid of or annul. So when the principal yells at you for the 100th time for not having your shirt tucked in, it's safe to wish they'd just abolish the silly dress code.
to end an activity or custom officially: I think bullfighting should be abolished. Congress abolished the draft in 1973, at the end of the Vietnam War. Fewer examples. The government ought to abolish the tax altogether. The government is planning to abolish subsidies to farmers. Is monarchy relevant in the modern world or should it be abolished?
Definition of abolish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ABOLISH meaning: to officially end or stop (something, such as a law) to completely do away with (something)
Abolish, eradicate, stamp out mean to do away completely with something. To abolish is to cause to cease, often by a summary order: to abolish a requirement. Stamp out implies forcibly making an end to something considered undesirable or harmful: to stamp out the opium traffic.
ABOLISH definition: to officially end something, especially a law or system: . Learn more.
a·bol·ish. (ə-bŏl′ĭsh) tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es. 1. To do away with; put an end to; annul: voted to abolish the tax. 2. Archaic To destroy completely. [Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolēre; see al- in Indo-European roots.] a·bol′ish·a·ble adj.
