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a·bol·ish (ə-bŏĺĭsh)

[Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolēre.]

transitive verb: -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es. 

  1. To do away with; annul.
  2. To destroy completely.

derivatives

a·boĺish·a·ble
adjective
a·boĺish·er
noun
a·boĺish·ment
noun

synonyms:

abolish, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate These verbs mean to get rid of: voted to abolish the tax; exterminated the cockroaches in the house; criticism that extinguished my enthusiasm; policies that attempt to extirpate drug abuse; scientists working to eradicate deadly diseases; a magnet that obliterated the data on the floppy disk.