Definitions for abolishəˈbɒl ɪʃ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a•bol•ishəˈbɒl ɪʃ(v.t.)-ished, -ish•ing.
to do away with (a law, custom, condition, etc.) completely; put an end to; annul:
to abolish slavery.
Origin of abolish:
1425–75; late ME < MF aboliss-, long s. of abolir < L abolēre to destroy, efface, put an end to
a•bol′ish•ment(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abolish, get rid of(verb)
do away with
"Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
abolish(verb)əˈbɒl ɪʃ
to end officially
The law was abolished in 1979.
Wiktionary
abolish(Verb)
To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; to end a law, system, custom or institution
Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
abolish(Verb)
To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
Origin: First attested in 1459. From abolisshen, from abolir, from abolere, present active infinitive of aboleo, from ab + oleo.
Webster Dictionary
Abolish(verb)
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(verb)
to put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out
Translations for abolish
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- afskafAfrikaans
- يُبطِل، يُلْغيArabic
- отменямBulgarian
- abolirPortuguese (BR)
- zrušit, odstranitCzech
- abschaffenGerman
- afskaffe; ophæveDanish
- καταργώGreek
- abolirSpanish
- ära muutmaEstonian
- لغو کردنFarsi
- kumotaFinnish
- abolirFrench
- לְבַטֵלHebrew
- उन्मूलन करनाHindi
- ukinutiCroatian
- eltörölHungarian
- menghapuskanIndonesian
- afnemaIcelandic
- abolireItalian
- 廃止するJapanese
- (법률· 제도· 관습 등을) 폐지하다Korean
- panaikintiLithuanian
- atceltLatvian
- memansuhMalay
- afschaffenDutch
- avskaffe, oppheveNorwegian
- znosić, obalaćPolish
- لغو کردنPersian
- له منځه وړلPashto
- abolirPortuguese
- a aboliRomanian
- отменятьRussian
- zrušiťSlovak
- odpravitiSlovenian
- ukinutiSerbian
- avskaffaSwedish
- ล้มเลิกThai
- kaldırmak, son vermekTurkish
- 廢除Chinese (Trad.)
- відміняти, скасовуватиUkrainian
- موقوف کرنا ، کالعدم قرار دیناUrdu
- huỷ bỏVietnamese
- 废除Chinese (Simp.)
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