abolish
verb
abol·ish
ə-ˈbä-lish 
abolished; abolishing; abolishes
: to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
abolish a law
abolish slavery
Synonyms
Examples of abolish in a Sentence
He is in favor of abolishing the death penalty.
the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865
Recent Examples on the Web
During his election campaign, in a bid to attract young male voters, President Yoon Suk Yeol said structural sexism no longer exists in South Korea and pledged to abolish the ministry for gender equality.
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Se Eun Gong, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Other notable 1806 events include these moments: Jan. 1: Napoleon Bonaparte abolishes the French Republican calendar, returning France to the Gregorian calendar.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024
Second, the current President, Yoon Suk Yeol, won election in 2022 on an explicitly anti-feminist agenda, with a promise to abolish the ministry for gender equality.
—Richard V. Reeves, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024
Similar concerns this January helped sink Utah legislation that would have abolished the subminimum wage, said Nate Crippes, the public affairs supervising attorney at the Disability Law Center of Utah.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Twenty-three states, including Oregon, Colorado and New Mexico, have abolished the death penalty.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
In 2021, the country’s supreme court abolished criminal penalties against women who receive abortions.
—Carmen Valeria Escobar, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
Microsoft has finally followed rival cloud providers Google and AWS in abolishing exit fees for corporate users who remove their data from Azure.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
The Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, after which the last King lived in exile in Britain.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
Se Eun Gong, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
Other notable 1806 events include these moments: Jan. 1: Napoleon Bonaparte abolishes the French Republican calendar, returning France to the Gregorian calendar.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2024
Second, the current President, Yoon Suk Yeol, won election in 2022 on an explicitly anti-feminist agenda, with a promise to abolish the ministry for gender equality.
—Richard V. Reeves, TIME, 6 Apr. 2024
Similar concerns this January helped sink Utah legislation that would have abolished the subminimum wage, said Nate Crippes, the public affairs supervising attorney at the Disability Law Center of Utah.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
Twenty-three states, including Oregon, Colorado and New Mexico, have abolished the death penalty.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
In 2021, the country’s supreme court abolished criminal penalties against women who receive abortions.
—Carmen Valeria Escobar, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
Microsoft has finally followed rival cloud providers Google and AWS in abolishing exit fees for corporate users who remove their data from Azure.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
The Greek monarchy was abolished in 1973, after which the last King lived in exile in Britain.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Abolish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abolish. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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abolish
verb
abol·ish
ə-ˈbäl-ish
: to do away with completely : put an end to
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