Dictionary Entry
abolish
abolish is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly.
- 2transitive verb
To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out.
- 3verb
do away with
"Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
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