abolish[verb]Synonyms: do away with, annul, cancel, destroy, eliminate, end, eradicate, put an end to, quash, rescind, revoke, stamp out
Antonyms: establish
Contrasted words: conserve, preserve, save, keep, retain, found, institute
Related Idioms: bring to naught, make void, set aside
Related Words: cancel,
disallow,
disannul,
repeal,
rescind,
revoke,
vacate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
a‧bol‧ish /əˈbɒlɪʃ $ əˈbɑː-/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: abolir, from Latin abolere, probably from abolescere 'to disappear']
to officially end a law, system etc, especially one that has existed for a long time:
Slavery was abolished in the US in the 19th century. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲