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- pronunciation:
ba
lihsh
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
abolishes, abolishing, abolished |
| definition: |
to get rid of or do away with; end.
The United States abolished slavery in 1865.- synonyms:
- cancel, end, remove, repeal, revoke, terminate, void
- antonyms:
- create, establish, initiate
- similar words:
- dissolve, extinguish, reverse
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| related words: |
cancel, eliminate, kill, overturn, repeal, void |
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| derivations: |
abolisher (n.), abolishment (n.) |
The word abolish
contains the following part:
ab-, abs-
Latin
prefix
that means from, away from
  More about this word part:
Most words containing the prefix ab-
, abs-
are Latin loanwords, so the bases are Latin roots. ab-
becomes abs-
before bases beginning with "t," such as "tract."
Example words:
abbreviate, abbreviation, abdicate, abduct, abnormal, abolish, aborigine, abrasive, abrupt, absence, absent, absolute, absorb, abstain, abstract, abuse
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