abolish
pronunciation
How to pronounce abolish in British English:
UK [əˈbɒlɪʃ]
How to pronounce abolish in American English:
US [əˈbɑːlɪʃ]
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- Verb:
- do away with
Word Origin
- abolish (v.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French aboliss-, present participle stem of abolir "to abolish" (15c.), from Latin abolere "destroy, cause to die out, retard the growth of," perhaps from ab- "from" (see ab-) + adolere "to grow," from PIE *ol-eye-, causative of root *al- (3) "to grow, nourish" (see old), and perhaps formed as an antonym to adolere. But the Latin word rather could be from a root in common with Greek ollymi, apollymi "destroy." Tucker writes that there has been a confusion of forms in Latin, based on similar roots, one meaning "to grow," the other "to destroy." Application to persons and concrete objects has long been obsolete. Related: Abolished; abolishing.
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Example
- 1. The advent of gst provides a chance to abolish it altogether .
- 2. It would scrap party-membership requirements for official positions and abolish party committees in ministries .
- 3. The film follows lincoln 's struggle to abolish slavery as the country drifts into a civil war .
- 4. Telecom companies around the world would simultaneously abolish long-distance calling charges , making every call a local call .
- 5. The president has won a referendum to abolish term limits .