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a·bol·ish
(ə-bŏl′ĭsh)tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es
1. To do away with; put an end to; annul: voted to abolish the tax.
2. Archaic To destroy completely.
[Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolēre; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bol′ish·a·ble adj.
a·bol′ish·er n.
a·bol′ish·ment n.
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abolish
(əˈbɒlɪʃ)vb
(tr) to do away with (laws, regulations, customs, etc); put an end to
[C15: from Old French aboliss- (lengthened stem of abolir), ultimately from Latin abolēre to destroy]
aˈbolishable adj
aˈbolisher n
aˈbolishment n
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a•bol•ish
(əˈbɒl ɪʃ)v.t. -ished, -ish•ing.
to do away with (a law, custom, condition, etc.) completely; put an end to; annul: to abolish slavery.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French aboliss-, long s. of abolir < Latin abolēre to destroy, efface, put an end to]
a•bol′ish•a•ble, adj.
a•bol′ish•er, n.
a•bol′ish•ment, n.
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abolish
Past participle: abolished
Gerund: abolishing
| Imperative |
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| abolish |
| abolish |
| Present |
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| I abolish |
| you abolish |
| he/she/it abolishes |
| we abolish |
| you abolish |
| they abolish |
| Preterite |
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| I abolished |
| you abolished |
| he/she/it abolished |
| we abolished |
| you abolished |
| they abolished |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am abolishing |
| you are abolishing |
| he/she/it is abolishing |
| we are abolishing |
| you are abolishing |
| they are abolishing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have abolished |
| you have abolished |
| he/she/it has abolished |
| we have abolished |
| you have abolished |
| they have abolished |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was abolishing |
| you were abolishing |
| he/she/it was abolishing |
| we were abolishing |
| you were abolishing |
| they were abolishing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had abolished |
| you had abolished |
| he/she/it had abolished |
| we had abolished |
| you had abolished |
| they had abolished |
| Future |
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| I will abolish |
| you will abolish |
| he/she/it will abolish |
| we will abolish |
| you will abolish |
| they will abolish |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have abolished |
| you will have abolished |
| he/she/it will have abolished |
| we will have abolished |
| you will have abolished |
| they will have abolished |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be abolishing |
| you will be abolishing |
| he/she/it will be abolishing |
| we will be abolishing |
| you will be abolishing |
| they will be abolishing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been abolishing |
| you have been abolishing |
| he/she/it has been abolishing |
| we have been abolishing |
| you have been abolishing |
| they have been abolishing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been abolishing |
| you will have been abolishing |
| he/she/it will have been abolishing |
| we will have been abolishing |
| you will have been abolishing |
| they will have been abolishing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been abolishing |
| you had been abolishing |
| he/she/it had been abolishing |
| we had been abolishing |
| you had been abolishing |
| they had been abolishing |
| Conditional |
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| I would abolish |
| you would abolish |
| he/she/it would abolish |
| we would abolish |
| you would abolish |
| they would abolish |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have abolished |
| you would have abolished |
| he/she/it would have abolished |
| we would have abolished |
| you would have abolished |
| they would have abolished |
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Verb 1. [画像:abolish - do away with]abolish - do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
cashier - discard or do away with; "cashier the literal sense of this word"
abrogate - revoke formally
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abolish
verb do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, shed, cancel, axe (informal), get rid of, ditch (slang), dissolve, junk (informal), suppress, overturn, throw out, discard, wipe out, overthrow, void, terminate, drop, trash (slang), repeal, eradicate, put an end to, quash, extinguish, dispense with, revoke, stamp out, obliterate, subvert, jettison, repudiate, annihilate, rescind, exterminate, invalidate, bring to an end, annul, nullify, blot out, expunge, abrogate, vitiate, extirpate They voted to abolish the death penalty.
do away with found, continue, create, establish, introduce, promote, institute, restore, sustain, revive, authorize, reinstate, legalize, reintroduce
do away with found, continue, create, establish, introduce, promote, institute, restore, sustain, revive, authorize, reinstate, legalize, reintroduce
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
abolish
verb1. To put an end to, especially formally and with authority:
Law: extinguish.
2. To destroy all traces of:
annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.
Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.
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Translations
يُبطِل، يُلْغييُلْغِي
zrušitodstranit
afskaffeophæve
lakkauttaa
ukinuti
afnema
廃止する
폐지하다
panaikinimaspanaikinti
atcelt
odpraviti
avskaffa
ยกเลิก
kaldırmak son vermekyürürlükten kaldırmak
hủy bỏ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
abolish
[əˈbɒlɪʃ] vt [+ death penalty, slavery, capital punishment, the monarchy] → abolir ; [+ fees, tax] → abolirCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
abolish
vt → abschaffen ; law also → aufheben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abolish
(əˈboliʃ) verb to put an end to (a custom, law etc). We must abolish the death penalty. afskaf يُبطِل، يُلْغي отменям abolir zrušit, odstranit abschaffen afskaffe; ophæve καταργώ abolir ära muutma لغو کردن kumota abolir לְבַטֵל उन्मूलन करना ukinuti eltöröl menghapuskan afnema abolire 廃止する (법률· 제도· 관습 등을) 폐지하다 panaikinti atcelt memansuh afschaffen avskaffe, oppheve znosić, obalać له منځه وړل abolir a aboli отменять zrušiť odpraviti ukinuti avskaffa ล้มเลิก kaldırmak, son vermek 廢除 відміняти, скасовувати موقوف کرنا ، کالعدم قرار دینا huỷ bỏ 废除
ˌaboˈlition (ӕ-) noun afskaffing إلغَاء، إبْطَال отменям abolição zrušení, odstranění die Abschaffung afskaffelse; ophævelse κατάργηση abolición äramuutmine لغو kumoaminen abolition בטול, ביטול उन्मूलन ukinuće eltörlés penghapusan afnám abolizione 廃止 폐지 panaikinimas atcelšana pemansuhan afschaffing avskaffelse, opphevelse obalenie له منځه وړنه abolição abolire отмена zrušenie, odstránenie odprava ukidanje avskaffande การล้มเลิก kaldırma, son verme 廢除 скасування; усунення منسوخی sự huỷ bỏ 废除
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abolish
→ يُلْغِي zrušit afskaffe abschaffen καταργώ abolir lakkauttaa abolir ukinuti abolire 廃止する 폐지하다 afschaffen avskaffe obalić abolir отменять avskaffa ยกเลิก yürürlükten kaldırmak hủy bỏ 废除Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009