• (British) enPR: ə-bŏl'ĭsh IPA: /əˈbɒlɪʃ/
• (America) IPA: /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/, /əˈbɑl.əʃ/

abolish (abolishes, present participle abolishing; past and past participle abolished)

1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

   Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.

2. (archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

Conjugation of abolish

infinitive	(to) abolish
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	abolish	abolished
2nd-person singular	abolishest*	abolished, abolishedst*
3rd-person singular	abolishes, abolisheth*	abolished#English|abolished
plural	abolish
subjunctive	abolish
imperative	abolish	—
participle> participles	abolishing	abolished
* Archaic or obsolete.

Synonyms

• (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice) abrogate, annul, cancel, dissolve, nullify, repeal, revoke

Antonyms

• (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice) establish, found

Translations

• French: abolir, supprimer
• German: abschaffen, aufheben
• Italian: abolire
• Portuguese: abolir, suprimir
• Russian: отменя́ть
• Spanish: abolir, suprimir, abrogar, quitar

Translations

• French: détruire
• German: vernichten
• Portuguese: destroçar, arrasar, acabar com
• Russian: уничтожа́ть
• Spanish: destrozar

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