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a·bol·ish     (ə-bŏl'ĭsh)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es
  1. To do away with; annul.
  2. To destroy completely.

[Middle English abolisshen, from Old French abolir, aboliss-, from Latin abolēre; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]
a·bol'ish·a·ble adj., a·bol'ish·er n., a·bol'ish·ment n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to get rid of: voted to abolish the tax; exterminated the cockroaches in the house; criticism that extinguished my enthusiasm; policies that attempt to extirpate drug abuse; scientists working to eradicate deadly diseases; a magnet that obliterated the data on the floppy disk.

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