abolish
v. cancel, revoke | ||||
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Abolish Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abolish
(v. t.)
To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out.
(v. t.)
To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly.
(v. t.)
To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out.
(v. t.)
To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abolish
Verb
1. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
(synonym) get rid of
(antonym) establish, set up, found, launch
(hyponym) cashier
(derivation) abolition, abolishment
Verb
1. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
(synonym) get rid of
(antonym) establish, set up, found, launch
(hyponym) cashier
(derivation) abolition, abolishment
| hEnglish - advanced version |
abolish
abolish
aboding \a*bod"ing\ (&?;), n. a foreboding. [obs.]
abolish
aboding \a*bod"ing\ (&?;), n. a foreboding. [obs.]
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
abolish
cuir ar gcúl, díothaigh
cuir ar gcúl, díothaigh
Abolish Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
abolish
aboleo
aboleo
Abolish Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Abolition
Abolition is the act of formally repealing an existing practice legal means, either by making it illegal, or simply no longer allowing it to exist in any form.
Famous things that have been abolished include:
- slavery; see also: Abolitionism
- the Soviet Union
- alcohol; see also: prohibition
- numerous monarchies
Things that are topics of debate over their possible abolition include:
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