abolish

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/ UK /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Freq #23343

Meanings

1

verb
to officially end a law, system, or practice

Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to officially end a law,... abrogate annul repealdo away with

Word family

Forms abolishedabolishesabolishing

Derived forms abolishableabolisherabolishmentreabolishunabolishunabolished

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”).

*h₂el- (grow) Proto-Indo-European abolisshen Middle English aboliss- Middle French aboleo Latin

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# abolish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈbɒlɪʃ/
**Frequency rank:** 23343

## Meanings
1. to officially end a law, system, or practice

## Examples
- Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.

## Derived Forms
- abolishable
- abolisher
- abolishment
- reabolish
- unabolish
- unabolished

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂el- (grow)
- Root: abolisshen
- Root: aboliss-
- Root: aboleo

## 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”).

## AI Etymology
Abolish comes 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”). The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (grow) and Latin aboleo.

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- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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