Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To officially end or stop something, especially a law, practice, or institution.
Abolish
/əˈbɒlɪʃ/Synonyms:
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Examples:
He was working to have it abolished.
These new inventions were 'abolishing distance.'
Have you heard that the government means to abolish the lottery?'
Etymology:
From late Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, from Latin abolere, meaning to destroy, referring originally to the gradual permutation of something deemed harmful or redundant.
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