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- Dictionaryabolish/əˈbɒlɪʃ/
verb
- 1. formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution): "the tax was abolished in 1977"
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to end an activity or custom officially: I think bullfighting should be abolished. National Service was abolished in the UK in 1962. Fewer examples. The government ought to abolish the tax altogether. The government is planning to abolish subsidies to farmers. Is monarchy relevant in the modern world or should it be abolished?
to end an activity or custom officially: I think bullfighting should be abolished. Congress abolished the draft in 1973, at the end of the Vietnam War. Fewer examples. The government ought to abolish the tax altogether. The government is planning to abolish subsidies to farmers. Is monarchy relevant in the modern world or should it be abolished?
The meaning of ABOLISH is to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul. How to use abolish in a sentence.
To abolish is to cause to cease, often by a summary order: to abolish a requirement. stamp out implies forcibly making an end to something considered undesirable or harmful: to stamp out the opium traffic. eradicate (literally, to tear out by the roots), a formal word, suggests extirpation, leaving no vestige or trace: to eradicate all use of ...
ABOLISH definition: to officially end something, especially a law or system: . Learn more.
Abolish, eradicate, stamp out mean to do away completely with something. To abolish is to cause to cease, often by a summary order: to abolish a requirement. Stamp out implies forcibly making an end to something considered undesirable or harmful: to stamp out the opium traffic.
Definition of abolish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To abolish is to get rid of or annul. So when the principal yells at you for the 100th time for not having your shirt tucked in, it's safe to wish they'd just abolish the silly dress code.
Abolish, eradicate, stamp out mean to do away completely with something. To abolish is to cause to cease, often by a summary order: to abolish a requirement. Stamp out implies forcibly making an end to something considered undesirable or harmful: to stamp out the opium traffic.
a·bol·ish. (ə-bŏl′ĭsh) tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es. 1. To do away with; put an end to; annul: voted to abolish the tax. 2. Archaic To destroy completely. [Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolēre; see al- in Indo-European roots .] a·bol′ish·a·ble adj.
