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abolish definition

abol·ish (ə bäl′is̸h)

transitive verb

to do away with completely; put an end to; esp., to make (a law, etc.) null and void

Etymology: ME abolisshen < OFr aboliss-, extended stem of abolir < L abolescere, to decay little by little, inceptive of abolere, to retard, destroy: formed, with ab-, from, to contrast with adolere, to increase, grow

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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