abolish
UK/əˈbɒl.ɪʃ//əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/
abolish verb: to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
Verb
abolish (third-person singular simple present abolishes, present participle abolishing, simple past and past participle abolished or (obsolete) abolisht)
- To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
- Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
- The abolition of the death penalty in international law2002, William Schabas, The abolition of the death penalty in international law, Cambridge University Press, title
- To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
- And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene
- His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him.1892, Alfred Tennyson, The Marriage of Geraint
abolish meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
abolish in Hindi
- हटाना, समाप्त करना, अन्त करना, उठा देना, उत्सादित करना, उन्मूलन करना
abolish in Tamil
- to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice
- ஒழி oḻi
abolish in Urdu
- باطل کرنا, منسوخ کرنا, موقوف کرنا, رد کرنا
abolish in Bengali
- বিলুপ্ত করা, রদ করা
More languagesFewer languages
- abolish in Malayalam
- നിർത്തലാക്കുക, നിറുത്തുക, റദ്ദാക്കുക, നിർത്തൽ ചെയ്യുക
- abolish in Kannada
- ನೀಗು, ಅಳಿಸು, ಕೊನೆಗಾಣಿಸು, ರದ್ದುಪಡಿಸು
- abolish in Odia
- ଉଠାଇବା uṭhāibā
- abolish in Arabic
- أَبْطَلَ ʔabṭala, أَلْغَى ʔalḡā, دَمَر damar
- abolish in Thai
- เลิก lə̂ək, ยกเลิก yók-lə̂ək, ยุบเลิก yoob-lêrk
Examples of abolish in a sentence
- Senator Craddock wants to abolish the estate tax, and she's not alone.
- The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery.
- The Commonwealth of Kentucky abolished its felony murder rule decades ago, but many other states still have theirs on the books.
Synonyms of abolish
Antonyms
Forms of abolish
| third-person singular present | abolishes |
|---|---|
| present participle | abolishing |
| past participle | abolished |
| past | abolished |
| past participle (obsolete) | abolisht |
| past (obsolete) | abolisht |
Origin of abolish
From late Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss-, extended stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre (“to retard, check the growth of, (and by extension) destroy, abolish”), and inchoative abolēscere (“to wither, vanish, cease”).
Words formed from abolish
Questions about abolish
- What does abolish mean?
- Abolish means to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
- What is abolish in Hindi?
- Abolish in Hindi is हटाना, समाप्त करना, अन्त करना. See Abolish meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is abolish?
- Abolish is a verb.
- How do you pronounce abolish?
- Abolish is pronounced /əˈbɒl.ɪʃ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of abolish?
- The past tense of abolish is abolished.
Words near abolish in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abolish (page history and authors); abolish (Hindi Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abolish (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abolish (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abolish (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); abolish (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ଉଠାଇବା (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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