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Definition of abolish verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

abolish

verb

NAmE//əˈbɑlɪʃ//

abolish somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they abolish

he / she / it abolishes

past simple abolished

-ing form abolishing

to officially end a law, a system, or an institution This tax should be abolished.

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