Meaning of "abolish" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABOLISH

From Old French aboliss- (lengthened stem of abolir), ultimately from Latin abolēre to destroy.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ABOLISH

abolish  [əˈbɒlɪʃ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABOLISH

Abolish is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb abolish in English.

WHAT DOES ABOLISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Abolition

Abolition refers to the act of putting an end to something by law. It may refer to: ▪ the abolition of slavery ▪ the abolition of the death penalty, also called capital punishment ▪ the abolition of monarchy ▪ the abolition of nuclear weapons ▪ the abolition of prisons...

Definition of abolish in the English dictionary

The definition of abolish in the dictionary is to do away with ; put an end to.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ABOLISH

PRESENT

Present

I abolish

you abolish

he/she/it abolishes

we abolish

you abolish

they abolish

Present continuous

I am abolishing

you are abolishing

he/she/it is abolishing

we are abolishing

you are abolishing

they are abolishing

Present perfect

I have abolished

you have abolished

he/she/it has abolished

we have abolished

you have abolished

they have abolished

Present perfect continuous

I have been abolishing

you have been abolishing

he/she/it has been abolishing

we have been abolishing

you have been abolishing

they have been abolishing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I abolished

you abolished

he/she/it abolished

we abolished

you abolished

they abolished

Past continuous

I was abolishing

you were abolishing

he/she/it was abolishing

we were abolishing

you were abolishing

they were abolishing

Past perfect

I had abolished

you had abolished

he/she/it had abolished

we had abolished

you had abolished

they had abolished

Past perfect continuous

I had been abolishing

you had been abolishing

he/she/it had been abolishing

we had been abolishing

you had been abolishing

they had been abolishing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will abolish

you will abolish

he/she/it will abolish

we will abolish

you will abolish

they will abolish

Future continuous

I will be abolishing

you will be abolishing

he/she/it will be abolishing

we will be abolishing

you will be abolishing

they will be abolishing

Future perfect

I will have abolished

you will have abolished

he/she/it will have abolished

we will have abolished

you will have abolished

they will have abolished

Future perfect continuous

I will have been abolishing

you will have been abolishing

he/she/it will have been abolishing

we will have been abolishing

you will have been abolishing

they will have been abolishing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would abolish

you would abolish

he/she/it would abolish

we would abolish

you would abolish

they would abolish

Conditional continuous

I would be abolishing

you would be abolishing

he/she/it would be abolishing

we would be abolishing

you would be abolishing

they would be abolishing

Conditional perfect

I would have abolish

you would have abolish

he/she/it would have abolish

we would have abolish

you would have abolish

they would have abolish

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been abolishing

you would have been abolishing

he/she/it would have been abolishing

we would have been abolishing

you would have been abolishing

they would have been abolishing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you abolish
we let´s abolish
you abolish

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to abolish

Past participle

abolished

Present Participle

abolishing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ABOLISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abolish» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of abolish

abrogate · annihilate · annul · axe · cancel · destroy · discard · dissolve · ditch · do away with · drop · eliminate · end · eradicate · expunge · exterminate · extinguish · extirpate · get rid of · invalidate · jeff · jettison · junk · kennet · nullify · obliterate · overthrow · overturn · quash · repeal · repudiate · rescind · revoke · shed · stamp out · subvert · suppress · terminate · throw out · trash · vitiate · void · wipe out

TRANSLATION OF ABOLISH

Find out the translation of abolish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of abolish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abolish» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 废除
• Translator English - Spanish: abolir
• English: abolish
• Translator English - Hindi: समाप्त
• Translator English - Arabic: يُلْغِي
• Translator English - Russian: отменять
• Translator English - Portuguese: abolir
• Translator English - Bengali: উঠান
• Translator English - French: abolir
• Translator English - Malay: Menghapuskan
• Translator English - German: abschaffen
• Translator English - Japanese: 廃止する
• Translator English - Korean: 폐지하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Mungkasi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hủy bỏ
• Translator English - Tamil: ஒழிக்கும்
• Translator English - Marathi: रद्द
• Translator English - Turkish: ortadan kaldırmak
• Translator English - Italian: abolire
• Translator English - Polish: obalić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: скасовувати
• Translator English - Romanian: a aboli
• Translator English - Greek: καταργώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skaf
• Translator English - Swedish: avskaffa
• Translator English - Norwegian: avskaffe

10 QUOTES WITH «ABOLISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word abolish.

1

Norman Angell

The greatest service we can do the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon.

2

Mikhail Bakunin

A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him.

3

Hjalmar Branting

The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the actual material inequality of the powers concerned.

4

Ha-Joon Chang

By liberating women from household work and helping to abolish professions such as domestic service, the washing machine and other household goods completely revolutionised the structure of society.

5

Anatoly Chubais

The Bolsheviks started not just on the killing of private property; they were trying to abolish money itself.

6

Barry Commoner

After all, despite the economic advantage to firms that employed child labor, it was in the social interest, as a national policy, to abolish it - removing that advantage for all firms.

7

Angela Davis

I'm suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.

8

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history.

9

Hans-Georg Gadamer

It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish the distance which the viewer, the consumer, the audience maintain vis-a-vis a work of art.

10

Elinor Glyn

All the legislation in the world will not abolish kissing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABOLISH»

Discover the use of abolish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abolish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

10 Reasons to Abolish the IMF & World Bank

Through anecdotes, analysis, and innovative ideas, Danaher argues that the IMF and the World Bank undermine our most basic democratic values, and calls for reframing the terms on which international economic institutions are operated using ...

Kevin Danaher, 2011

Ronald Reagan And His Quest to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

In "Ronald Reagan and His Quest to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, Paul" Lettow does not simply add nuance to the existing record; he revises our very understanding of the Reagan presidency. "From the Hardcover edition.

Paul Vorbeck Lettow, 2006

Flat Tax Revolution: Using a Postcard to Abolish the IRS

The president of Forbes, Inc. presents his argument for a flat tax, suggesting that the new tax would be fair and efficient, with the new tax form being no bigger than a postcard and without any of the loopholes that currently exist.

Steve Forbes, 2005

Law and Disorder in Cyberspace: Abolish the FCC and Let ...

Law and Disorder in Cyberspace is not only informative and entertaining, but will be one of those rare books that will influences public policy before the end of this decade.

Peter William Huber, 1997

Can a directly elected European Parliament abolish the ...

The aim of the essay is to discuss that question.

Nina Eder-Haslehner, 2011

The Politics of the Rope: The Campaign to Abolish Capital ...

From the sphere of governmental and parliamentary politics, to the relevant pressure groups, to the role of the mass media, to the significance of the different churches, and the influence of professional bodies, such as those representing ...

Neville Twitchell, 2012

Refuse to Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish ...

In Refuse to Do Nothing, "Abolitionist Mamas" Shayne Moore and Kimberly Yim share their stories of coming to terms with the power available to them in their normal, everyday lives to illuminate the shadows where those who traffic in people ...

Shayne Moore, Kimberly McOwen Yim, 2012

Your money or your life: why we must abolish the income tax

Argues that the income tax should be abolished because it is an invasion of privacy that gives the government more money and power than the authors of the Constitution intended, and cannot be effectively reformed.

Sheldon L. Richman, 1999

Manifesto : Abolish All Money!

Simon Richard Lee. The above chapters of Revelation reveal a different end of the 'Computer-Money Complex' – seemingly the microscopic components of computers are to be 'turned to blood' by Angels! Again, in the New Testament, Jesus ...

Simon Richard Lee

Congressional Serial Set

Importation — make what wo need, and stop importing. Interest — reduce the rates of. abolish the system of. Internal improvements — increase. make liberal appropriations for. undertaken by state and Federal authority, at a hundred points  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABOLISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abolish is used in the context of the following news items.

Prayut denies planning to abolish free healthcare to save money for …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha Sunday denied that his government planned to abolish the free universal healthcare programme so that it ... «The Nation, Jul 15»

Cuba became first state to abolish maternal transmission of HIV and …

Cuba became the first country toeliminate mother-to-child (vertical) transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis in the ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»

America's 4th July Birthday Present To Itself: Let's Abolish The Jones …

Given what day it is we ought to think up something to offer as a present to the grateful nation. My suggestion is the abolition of the Jones Act. «Forbes, Jul 15»

Guyana should abolish the death penalty

I encourage Guyana to follow these recommendations and abolish the death penalty; an action which will contribute to the inherent dignity of all ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»

Thailand could abolish college uniforms in crackdown on gang …

Thailand's Education Ministry is considering changing or even abolishing polytechnic college uniforms in a bid to rein in gang violence ... «Study International News, Jul 15»

Iceland MPs vote to abolish blasphemy laws

Iceland's parliament has abolished its 75-year-old laws against blasphemy, approving a bill introduced by the country's minority Pirate Party. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»

Let us abolish small print, small minds

I tend to be frugal when buying something necessary, but joyless. Underwear comes to mind, as does toilet paper, bed sheets, most vegetables ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»

No move to abolish Council, CM

No move to abolish Council, CM. Press Trust of India | Belagavi. July 3, 2015 Last Updated at 21:28 IST. My Page. Related News. Cong ready for CBI probe in ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»

CMS proposes to ease--but not abolish--two-midnight rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week proposed an amendment to the broadly unpopular "two-midnight rule" for patients' ... «FierceHealthFinance, Jul 15»

'Abolish Council, it's a White Elephant'

BELAGAVI: M T Krishnappa, a JD(S) MLA, made a strong pitch on Thursday for the abolition of the Legislative Council, terming it a white ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»