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abolish
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Entry Word:
abolish
Function:
verb
Text: to put an end to by formal action <the U.S.
abolished
slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865>
Synonyms
abrogate, annul, cancel, dissolve, invalidate, negate, nullify, quash, repeal, rescind, void
Related Words
countermand, override, overrule, overturn, veto; retract, reverse, revoke, suspend, withdraw; ban, enjoin, forbid, outlaw, prohibit; disallow, dismiss, reject; eliminate, eradicate, erase, liquidate, remove, throw out, write off
Phrases
do away with
Near Antonyms
establish, found, institute; formalize, legalize, legitimate, legitimize, validate; pass, ratify; allow, approve, authorize, clear, endorse (
also
indorse), permit, sanction, warrant; command, decree, mandate, prescribe, order