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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
abolish/əˈbɒlɪʃ/

▶verb formally put an end to (a practice or institution).

– derivatives
abolishable adjective,
abolisher noun,
abolishment noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. aboliss-, lengthened stem of abolir, from L. abolere ‘destroy’.

'abolish' also found in these Oxford entries:

chop - do - -ish - overturn - remove - retain - scrap - sweep

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