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Abolish meaning

  1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
  2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.

Synonyms of Abolish

get rid of establish

Related words

Other words often associated with Abolish or its synonyms:

demonstrate initiate destruct make plant eliminate open prove create institute destroy remove

Using Abolish

  • The main meaning on this page is: To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. | To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
  • Useful related words include: get rid of, establish.
  • In the example corpus, abolish often appears in combinations such as: to abolish, abolish the, would abolish.

Context around Abolish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

permanently 1× purportedly 1×

Often after:

slavery 2× poverty 1× fair 1× abortion 1× pay 1× late 1× stamp 1× death 1× leaseholds 1×

Sentence patterns with Abolish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

abolish the irs 1× and always abolish the police 1× british to abolish slavery and 1× call to abolish abortion is 1× can t abolish poverty in 1× coalition to abolish death by 1× either to abolish slavery or 1× hearing would abolish fair rent 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

abolish the irs 1× another bill in 1× any game that 1× but the bishop 1× do you worry 1× harold wilson s 1×

Common sentence endings:

abolish the police 1× across the board 1× an inefficient tax 1× and abolish it 1× anti abortion cause 1× calling it immoral 1×

Words around Abolish

Just before it in the word index:

abolhassan 2 abolfazl 3 abolaji 3 aboki 8 aboitizpower 5 aboitiz 23

Just after it in the word index:

abolished 501 abolishes 12 abolishing 151 abolishment 22 abolition 337 abolitionism 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

accession 369 aires 369 bottoms 369 carolyn 369 clubhouse 369 collusion 369

Corpus analysis for Abolish

  • In this selection, "abolish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, permanently, purportedly, slavery, poverty and fair stand out and add context to how "abolish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abolish the irs and and always abolish the police. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "abolish" sits close to words such as accession, aires and bottoms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with abolish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Now and always, abolish the police. (6 words)

Abolish The IRS - Sort Of - Then What? (7 words)

Is It Time to Abolish the Nigerian Law School? (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Said came under increasing pressure from the British to abolish slavery, and in 1842 the British government told the Zanzibari ruler it wished to abolish the slave trade to Arabia, Oman, Persia, and the Red Sea. (36 words)

He took care to use the phrase "ceased to exist" rather than abolish when he made the announcement because he had promised in 2000 that he would not abolish the council or its guidelines. (34 words)

Last week in the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt sidestepped questions about the future of the Government's plans to abolish leaseholds, after rumours suggested they would not go ahead. (30 words)

Question examples

Abolish The IRS - Sort Of - Then What? (7 words)

Do you worry that the no-exceptions call to abolish abortion is making things harder politically for the overarching anti-abortion cause? (22 words)

Is It Time to Abolish the Nigerian Law School? (9 words)

Example sentences (20)

He took care to use the phrase "ceased to exist" rather than abolish when he made the announcement because he had promised in 2000 that he would not abolish the council or its guidelines.

In 1856, in his unpublished The Eighteenth Presidency, addressing the men of the South, he wrote "you are either to abolish slavery or it will abolish you".

Said came under increasing pressure from the British to abolish slavery, and in 1842 the British government told the Zanzibari ruler it wished to abolish the slave trade to Arabia, Oman, Persia, and the Red Sea.

Abolish The IRS - Sort Of - Then What?

And so, again, we can't abolish poverty in this country if we don't find a way to increase worker power across the board.

Another bill in the housing committee, which has not had a hearing, would abolish fair rent commissions.

Any game that the fans and alumni look forward to, let’s abolish it.

But the Bishop of Durham recently piloted a Private Member's Bill through the House of Lords to abolish it, calling it "immoral".

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Do you worry that the no-exceptions call to abolish abortion is making things harder politically for the overarching anti-abortion cause?

Harold Wilson’s government later set out to abolish pay-beds in NHS hospitals.

However, the local authority recently decided to permanently abolish late return fees.

Infrastructure Victoria is among the chorus of experts wanting to abolish stamp duty, echoing the criticism that it is an inefficient tax.

In prison Holbrook began organizing for the rights of incarcerated people, including co-founding the Human Rights Coalition and the Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration.

Is It Time to Abolish the Nigerian Law School?

Last week in the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt sidestepped questions about the future of the Government's plans to abolish leaseholds, after rumours suggested they would not go ahead.

Legislators need to discuss death penalty and abolish it.

Meanwhile at State House, Judges and other elites dine and wine to celebrate the decision by the Executive and a divided Parliament to purportedly abolish the death penalty.

Mr Kwarteng had wanted to abolish the top rate of income tax and remove a cap on bankers’ bonuses.

Now and always, abolish the police.

NSW Labor candidate for Port Macquarie Keith McMullen said Labor is hoping to abolish the pay cap for nurses and midwives.

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Common combinations with abolish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "abolish" in a sentence?
An example: "He took care to use the phrase "ceased to exist" rather than abolish when he made the announcement because he had promised in 2000 that he would not abolish the council or its guidelines." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "abolish" from authentic English texts.
What does "abolish" mean?
Abolish means: To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
What are synonyms of "abolish"?
Common synonyms of "abolish" include: get rid of, establish.
How many example sentences with "abolish" are there?
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