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abolish
verb
(
abolish, es
)
To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; to end a law, system, custom or institution
Slavery was
abolished
in the nineteenth century.
(
archaic
) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
And with thy blood so reproachful blot.
- Spenser
His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt, as to him.
- Tennyson
Translations:
Dutch: vernietigen
French: détruire
German: vernichten
Italian: abolire
Spanish: destrozar
Etymology:
From French
abolir
, which comes from Latin
abolere
, from
ab
+
olere
"to grow".
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