|
|
1. (v.t.) abolish
to do away with (a law, custom, condition, etc.) completely; put an end to; annul:
to abolish slavery.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < MF aboliss-, long s. of abolir < L abolēre to destroy, efface, put an end to)
|
| Definition of 'abolish' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (verb) abolish, get rid of
do away with
"Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
|
|
|
1. (verb) abolish
to end officially
The law was abolished in 1979.
|
| Definition of 'abolish' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (verb) abolish
to do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly
2. (verb) abolish
to put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out
|
|
|
Sense: to put an end to (a custom, law etc)
We must abolish the death penalty.
|
 Afrikaans: afskaf |
 Arabic: يُبطِل، يُلْغي |
 Bulgarian: отменям |
 Brazilian: abolir |
 Czech: zrušit, odstranit |
 German: abschaffen |
 Danish: afskaffe; ophæve |
 Greek: καταργώ |
 Spanish: abolir |
 Estonian: ära muutma |
 Farsi: لغو کردن |
 Finnish: kumota |
 French: abolir |
 Hebrew: לְבַטֵל |
 Hindi: उन्मूलन करना |
 Croatian: ukinuti |
 Hungarian: eltöröl |
 Indonesian: menghapuskan |
 Icelandic: afnema |
 Italian: abolire |
 Japanese: 廃止する |
 Korean: (법률· 제도· 관습 등을) 폐지하다 |
 Lithuanian: panaikinti |
 Latvian: atcelt |
 Malay: memansuh |
 Dutch: afschaffen |
 Norwegian: avskaffe, oppheve |
 Polish: znosić, obalać |
 Persian: لغو کردن |
 Pashto: له منځه وړل |
 Portuguese: abolir |
 Romanian: a aboli |
 Russian: отменять |
 Slovak: zrušiť |
 Slovenian: odpraviti |
 Serbian: ukinuti |
 Swedish: avskaffa |
 Thai: ล้มเลิก |
 Turkish: kaldırmak, son vermek |
 Taiwanese: 廢除 |
 Ukrainian: відміняти, скасовувати |
 Urdu: موقوف کرنا ، کالعدم قرار |
 Vietnamese: huỷ bỏ |
 Chinese: 废除 |
Get even more translations for abolish...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'abolish' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of abolish 
