abolish
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practiceTo end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
» Many countries have abolished capital punishment.
Viele Länder haben die Todesstrafe abgeschafft.
Многие страны упразднили смертную казнь.
У багатьох країнах смертну кару скасовано.
Багато країн скасували смертну кару.
Meaning
2 sensesTo end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
abschaffen, aufheben
отменя́тьotmenjátʹ, отмени́тьotmenítʹ, упраздня́тьuprazdnjátʹ
касува́тиkasuváty, скасува́тиskasuváty
(archaic)To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
vernichten
уничтожа́тьuničtožátʹ, уничто́житьuničtóžitʹ, ликвиди́роватьlikvidírovatʹ
- do away with
Examples
78 sentencesMany countries have abolished capital punishment.
У багатьох країнах смертну кару скасовано. — aandrusiak
ruМногие страны упразднили смертную казнь. — odexed
deViele Länder haben die Todesstrafe abgeschafft. — Manfredo
We must abolish the death penalty.
deWir müssen die Todesstrafe abschaffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We should abolish the death penalty.
ruМы должны отменить смертную казнь. — heccele
deWir sollten die Todesstrafe abschaffen. — MUIRIEL
We're fighting to abolish capital punishment.
When was the death penalty abolished?
deWann wurde die Todesstrafe abgeschafft? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From late Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss-, extended stem of abolir,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”).
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Forms
abolishes, abolishing, abolished, abolished| Base form | abolish · to abolish |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | abolishes |
| Present participle | abolishing |
| Past simple | abolished |
| Past participle | abolished |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- do away with:get rid of
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle