abolish

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: ə-bŏl'ĭsh IPA(key): /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/, /əˈbɑl.əʃ/ (Indic) IPA(key): /əˈbɔlɪʃ/ === 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. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.] Synonyms: abrogate, annul, cancel, dissolve, nullify, repeal, revoke, do away with Antonyms: establish, found (archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===