Synonyms for abolish
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-bol-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈbɒl ɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for abolish Other synonyms for the word abolish
- abate
- annihilate
- call off
- destroy
- disestablish
- end
- erase
- expunge
- extinguish
- extirpate
- finish
- inhibit
- invalidate
- kill
- negate
- nix
- obliterate
- 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
Définition of abolish
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
- Then there was a debate upon the proposition to abolish the mission to Rome.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 » by Various
- It is the highest power of divine moments that they abolish our contritions also.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- If that which is should therefore remain, why abolish the slavery of men?
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- No proposition to abolish it ever was made in the Legislature thereafter.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
- His manner always was, as recorded, with the exception of one night, to preach on the very day that he was laboring to abolish.
- Extract from : « The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign, from the Beginning to the Entering into the Gates of the Holy City, According to the Commandment » by Joseph Bates
- It was far from the object of those who seized on the power of the Cæsars to abolish that power.
- Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
- He was firm to the end in his effort to abolish the slave trade.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
- It did not abolish slavery, but simply repealed the previous act.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various
- Abolish the system, and the sucklings will die of starvation.
- Extract from : « The Invisible Government » by Dan Smoot
- They will abolish themselves when their work is done, but not before.
- Extract from : « Daily Thoughts » by Charles Kingsley
Antonyms for abolish
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