Antonyms for abolished
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-bol-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈbɒl ɪʃ |
Definition of abolished
Origin :- mid-15c., from Middle French aboliss-, present participle stem of abolir "to abolish" (15c.), from Latin abolere "destroy, cause to die out, retard the growth of," perhaps from ab- "from" (see ab-) + adolere "to grow," from PIE *ol-eye-, causative of root *al- "to grow, nourish" (see old), and perhaps formed as an antonym to adolere. But the Latin word rather could be from a root in common with Greek ollymi, apollymi "destroy." Tucker writes that there has been a confusion of forms in Latin, based on similar roots, one meaning "to grow," the other "to destroy." Application to persons and concrete objects has long been obsolete. Related: Abolished; abolishing.
- verb do away with or put an end to
- By this measure all legal proceedings for the recovery of church rates were abolished.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- In other words, death will be abolished by race-unanimity not to submit to it.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Nothing can be changed, and the deportment class has very wisely been abolished.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- It hushed the eloquent, struck down the powerful, abolished the beautiful and good.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- After years of protracted struggle, the slave trade was abolished.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- This was abolished by Solon, except in the case of unchastity.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- Here, in Bremen, first of all, the credit system had to be abolished.
- Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
- The ordeal of compulsory Purgation was abolished in Man as late as 1737.
- Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine
- The cracked wheat dinner was abolished for meat and potatoes.
- Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
- The term "Free Service" might be abolished with benefit to all concerned.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
Synonyms for abolished
- abate
- abrogate
- annihilate
- annul
- call off
- cancel
- destroy
- disestablish
- dissolve
- end
- eradicate
- erase
- expunge
- extinguish
- extirpate
- finish
- inhibit
- invalidate
- kill
- negate
- nix
- nullify
- obliterate
- overthrow
- overturn
- prohibit
- put an end to
- put kibosh on
- put the kibosh on
- quash
- repeal
- repudiate
- rescind
- revoke
- scrub
- set aside
- squelch
- stamp out
- subvert
- supersede
- suppress
- terminate
- undo
- vacate
- vitiate
- void
- wipe out
- zap
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