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abolish (uh BOL ish) (verb), abolishes; abolished; abolishing
1. Prohibition in the United States was abolished (eliminated) in 1933.

The terms abolish and abolition are based on Latin abolere, "to destroy, to do away with".

2. To abolish something is to do away with it completely, to put an end to it.

The word is used especially in legal circles to indicate the annulment of a law.

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abolish (verb), abolishes; abolished; abolishing
1. To do away with completely; to completely destroy: "The school decided to abolish the required physical activity program."

"Ralph was abolishing all the mathematical equations from the chalk board when he wiped it clean."

2. To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; such as, to abolish slavery, to abolish illegal drugs: "The edict from the mayor's office abolishes the requirement to license pets."
3. To put an end to, or to destroy; such as, physical objects; to wipe out: "In his famous speech, the president abolished the use of freaks and individuals with abnormalities in circuses and carnivals."
4. Etymology: borrowed from Middle French aboliss-, stem of abolir, "to abolish, to do away with"; a borrowing from Latin abolescere, "to die out" from ab- "off" + -olescere, and is said by some etymological sources to be related to adolescere, "to grow up".
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