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English verb: abolish

1. abolish (social) do away with


SamplesSlavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia.


Synonymsget rid of


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Narrower (hyponym)abrogate, cashier


Antonymsestablish, found, launch, set up









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