abolish means to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.
abolish is pronounced /əˈbɒlɪʃ/.
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”).
verb
- To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.“Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.”
- To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.“And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot.”