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abolish

/əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/verb3 syllables

Abolish means: do away with.

Synonyms for abolish9

verb, as in do away with

get rid of

also used for abolish

abrogate, annul, cancel, dissolve, nullify, repeal, revoke, do away with

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Opposites of abolish

establish

What does abolish mean?1

verb

1

do away with“Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with abolish?2

two syllables

polish

three syllables

demolish
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Abolish in a sentence

  • We have to abolish all nuclear weapons, because they are deadly to mankind.auxitt
  • The regulation was abolished, but then it was reenacted.CM
  • An overwhelming majority voted to abolish the brutal punishment.Dejo
  • Many revolutions have aimed to abolish the aristocracy.darinmex
  • TDK has decided to abolish the use of apostrophe in names of institutions.Berkay
  • The international proletariat must actively fight to abolish police forces.shekitten
  • Portugal was the first country in the world to abolish the death penalty.ariarin
  • The government would have to abolish those old regulations.DJ_Saidez

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Forms of abolish

as a verb

past tense
abolished
present participle
abolishing
third-person singular
abolishes
past participle
abolished