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- pronunciation:
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lihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
abolishes, abolishing, abolished |
| definition 1: |
to do away with; put a stop to; end.
Compulsory military service has been abolished.They argued over whether the death penalty should be abolished.The Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 abolished slavery in the British Empire.- synonyms:
- abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, end, invalidate, nullify, remove, repeal, rescind, retract, revoke, terminate, void
- antonyms:
- create, establish, initiate, retain
- similar words:
- blot out, countermand, cut out, dissolve, extinguish, nol-pros, quash, reverse, supersede
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| definition 2: |
to take out of existence.
Some wish to abolish the former leader's name from the history books.- synonyms:
- annihilate, destroy, eliminate, end, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, obliterate, wipe out
- antonyms:
- create, establish
- similar words:
- blot out, demolish, devastate, ravage, subvert, suppress
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| related words: |
abrogate, cancel, efface, eliminate, end, invalidate, kill, liquidate, nullify, overthrow, overturn, repeal, rescind, void |
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| derivations: |
abolisher (n.), abolishment (n.) |
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