abolish

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. verb do away with

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”).

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Synonyms

get rid of

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