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Word: Abolish
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French aboliss-, lengthened stem of abolir, from Latin abolere ‘destroy’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbɒlɪʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution)
Short Definition:formally put end to
Examples:- the tax was abolished in 1977
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