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abolish
a·bol·ish [ ə bóllish ] (past and past participle a·bol·ished, present participle a·bol·ish·ing, 3rd person present singular a·bol·ish·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
outlaw something: to put an end to something such as a law
[15th century. < French aboliss-, stem of abolir< Latin abolere "destroy"]

a·bol·ish·a·ble adjective
a·bol·ish·er noun
a·bol·ish·ment noun
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