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   abolish

   /əˈbɒlɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution): "the tax was abolished in 1977"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French aboliss-, lengthened stem of abolir, from Latin abolere ‘destroy’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. abolishable adjective
   • 2. abolisher noun
   • 3. abolishment noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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