Meaning of abolish in Essential American English Dictionary

abolish

verb
us
/əˈbɑl·ɪʃ/
to end a law or system:
Slavery was abolished in the U.S. in 1865.

(Definition of abolish from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of abolish

in Chinese (Traditional)
廢除,廢止…
in Chinese (Simplified)
废除,废止…
in Spanish
abolir, suprimir…
in Portuguese
abolir, revogar…
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संपुष्टात आणणे, थांबवणे…
(法律・制度)を廃止する, 撤廃する, 廃止(はいし)する…
kanun veya bir sisteme son vermek, yürürlükten kaldırmak, kaldırmak…
abolir…
abolir…
afschaffen…
ஒரு செயல்பாடு அல்லது விருப்பத்தை அதிகாரப்பூர்வமாக முடிக்க…
खत्म या समाप्त करना, उन्मूलन करना…
(સત્તાવાર રીતે કોઈ પ્રવૃત્તિ અથવા કસ્ટમને) નાબૂદ કરવું…
afskaffe, ophæve…
avskaffa…
memansuh…
abschaffen…
oppheve, avskaffe…
منسوخ کرنا, نابود کرنا, ختم کرنا…
відміняти, скасовувати…
నిషేధించు, రద్దు చేయు, ఒక పనినిగానీ ఆచారాన్ని గానీ నిషేధించు…
বাতিল করা, আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে কোনো একটি কাজ বা প্রথা শেষ করা…
zrušit, odstranit…
menghapuskan…
ล้มเลิก…
huỷ bỏ…
znieść, zlikwidować, znosić…
(법이나 체계등을) 폐지하다…
abolire…
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