How to Spell abolish

abolish

abolish - verb

  • To end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"abolish a law"

abolish - thesaurus

Synonyms: avoid

Etymology

Middle English abolysshen, borrowed from Middle French aboliss-, stem of abolir "to abolish," borrowed from Latin abolēre "to destroy, efface, put an end to," perhaps formed from abolēscere "to shrivel up, be effaced, fall into disuse," from ab- ab- + -ol-, medial form of the base of alere "to nourish, bring up" + -ēsc-, inchoative suffix