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Abolish Moderate

Abolish has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

do away with

"Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

2

To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.

"The new government promised to abolish the outdated voting restrictions that had been in place for decades."

Related Terms
Antonyms
set up
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
cashier abrogate

Origin

The word "abolish" comes from the Latin verb abolēre, which originally meant to retard or check the growth of something. Over time, this meaning expanded to signify destroying or bringing an institution to a complete end.

Rhyming Words
ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish
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