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Title	abolish
Text	Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary abol·ish \\ə-ˈbä-lish\\ transitive verb ETYMOLOGY Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss-, stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre; probably akin to adolescere to grow up — more at adult DATE 15th century 1. to end the observance or effect of : annul abolish a law abolish slavery 2. destroy • abol·ish·able \\-li-shə-bəl\\ adjective • abol·ish·er noun • abol·ish·ment \\-mənt\\ noun English Etymology abolish mid-15c., from M.Fr http://M.Fr . aboliss-, prp. stem of abolir "to abolish," from L. abolescere "to die out, decay little by little," inceptive of L.abolere "to retard the growth of," from ab- "from" + adolere "to grow," from PIE ol-eye-, causative of base al- "to grow, nourish" (see old). Tucker writes that there has been a confusion of forms in L., based on similar roots, one meaning "to grow," the other "to destroy." Application to persons and concrete objects has long been obsolete. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 abolish abol·ish / E5bCliF; NAmE E5bB:l- / verb[VN] to officially end a law, a system or an institution 废除,废止(法律、制度、习俗等): This tax should be abolished. 这种税应该取消。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English abolish verb ADV. altogether, completely, totally Some MPs want to abolish the tax altogether. \| virtually \| largely Foreign exchange controls were largely abolished. VERB + ABOLISH seek to \| decide to, vote to OLT abolish verb ⇨ abolish Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged abol·ish \əˈbälish, -ēsh, esp in pres part -əsh\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle French aboliss-, stem of abolir to abolish, from Latin abolēre to abolish, destroy, probably back-formation from abolescere to disappear, from ab- ab- (I) + -olescere (as in adolescere to grow up) — more at adult 1. : to do away with wholly : annul — used chiefly of laws, customs, institutions, traditions < abolish slavery > < abolished bedtime during the holidays > 2. : to destroy completely < a fog … abolished the landscape — Aldous Huxley > Synonyms: annihilate , extinguish , abate : abolish indicates the definitive ending or causing a cessation of being or operating; it is used typically but not always with customs, traditions, conditions, conceptions rather than with more tangible items like things or persons < abolish racial discrimination > < trying to abolish child labor > < abolishing a primitive custom > < no plan will be acceptable unless it abolishes poverty — G.B.Shaw > < the political liberalism which threatened to abolish some of the most flagrant abuses in the Church of England — W.R.Inge > < unfair that the anonymous churl, with an iron tube and some gunpowder and a great slug of lead, could abolish a knight — Tom Wintringham > annihilate indicates utter destruction precluding any chance of re-creation, reforming, revivifying < the events of this week annihilated the immature plans of last week — Charles Dickens > < the pollution of the Delaware river and bay by sewage and chemicals has practically annihilated the sturgeon — American Guide Series: Delaware > < the realization that for the first time the homes and cities of the United States itself can be annihilated by enemy attack — Aidan Crawley > extinguish may suggest a putting out, choking off, stifling, smothering, as water extinguishes fire < Italy, where the instincts of ancient Rome never were extinguished — H.O.Taylor > < a religion of their own which was thoroughly and painfully extinguished by the Inquisition — T.S.Eliot > < though the literal extirpation of a nation is an impossibility, there is every reason to believe that the Celtic inhabitants of those parts of Britain which had become English at the end of the sixth century had been as nearly extinguished as a nation could be — A.T.Quiller-Couch > abate , now almost always a synonym for lessen or decrease, in legal usage may indicate abolishing or bringing to an end < abate a nuisance >

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary

abol·ish

\\ə-ˈbä-lish\\ transitive verb

ETYMOLOGY Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss-, stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre; probably akin to adolescere to grow up — more at

adult

DATE 15th century

1. to end the observance or effect of :

annul

abolish a law

abolish slavery

destroy

• abol·ish·able
\\-li-shə-bəl\\ adjective

• abol·ish·er noun

• abol·ish·ment
\\-mənt\\ noun

English Etymology

abolish

mid-15c., from

M.Fr
http://M.Fr

. aboliss-, prp. stem of abolir "to abolish," from L. abolescere "to die out, decay little by little," inceptive of L.abolere "to retard the growth of," from ab- "from" + adolere "to grow," from PIE *ol-eye-, causative of base *al- "to grow, nourish" (see old). Tucker writes that there has been a confusion of forms in L., based on similar roots, one meaning "to grow," the other "to destroy." Application to persons and concrete objects has long been obsolete.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7

abolish

abol·ish / E5bCliF; NAmE E5bB:l- / verb[VN]

to officially end a law, a system or an institution

废除,废止(法律、制度、习俗等):

This tax should be abolished.

这种税应该取消。

Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English

Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English

abolish

verb

ADV. altogether, completely, totally Some MPs want to abolish the tax altogether. | virtually | largely Foreign exchange controls were largely abolished.

VERB + ABOLISH seek to | decide to, vote to

OLT

abolish verb

⇨ abolish

Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged

abol·ish

\əˈbälish, -ēsh, esp in pres part -əsh\ transitive verb

(-ed/-ing/-es)

Etymology: Middle French aboliss-, stem of abolir to abolish, from Latin abolēre to abolish, destroy, probably back-formation from abolescere to disappear, from ab- ab- (I) + -olescere (as in adolescere to grow up) — more at

adult

1. : to do away with wholly :

annul

— used chiefly of laws, customs, institutions, traditions

< abolish slavery >

< abolished bedtime during the holidays >

2. : to destroy completely

< a fog … abolished the landscape — Aldous Huxley >

Synonyms:

annihilate

extinguish

abate

abolish

indicates the definitive ending or causing a cessation of being or operating; it is used typically but not always with customs, traditions, conditions, conceptions rather than with more tangible items like things or persons

< abolish racial discrimination >

< trying to abolish child labor >

< abolishing a primitive custom >

< no plan will be acceptable unless it abolishes poverty — G.B.Shaw >

< the political liberalism which threatened to abolish some of the most flagrant abuses in the Church of England — W.R.Inge >

< unfair that the anonymous churl, with an iron tube and some gunpowder and a great slug of lead, could abolish a knight — Tom Wintringham >

annihilate

indicates utter destruction precluding any chance of re-creation, reforming, revivifying

< the events of this week annihilated the immature plans of last week — Charles Dickens >

< the pollution of the Delaware river and bay by sewage and chemicals has practically annihilated the sturgeon — American Guide Series: Delaware >

< the realization that for the first time the homes and cities of the United States itself can be annihilated by enemy attack — Aidan Crawley >

extinguish

may suggest a putting out, choking off, stifling, smothering, as water extinguishes fire

< Italy, where the instincts of ancient Rome never were extinguished — H.O.Taylor >

< a religion of their own which was thoroughly and painfully extinguished by the Inquisition — T.S.Eliot >

< though the literal extirpation of a nation is an impossibility, there is every reason to believe that the Celtic inhabitants of those parts of Britain which had become English at the end of the sixth century had been as nearly extinguished as a nation could be — A.T.Quiller-Couch >

abate

, now almost always a synonym for lessen or decrease, in legal usage may indicate abolishing or bringing to an end

< abate a nuisance >

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