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Added 9 October 2026

abolish

/əˈbɒl.ɪʃ/ verb

In Latin: aboleō, interimō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about abolish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Do away with.
Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia

Origin

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”).

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