abolish

动词 v.
/əˈbɒlɪʃ/    /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/|/əˈbɑl.əʃ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
    — Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
  2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. archaic
    — And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot.

词形变化

abolishes present,singular,third-person abolishing participle,present abolished participle,past abolished past abolisht obsolete,participle,past abolisht obsolete,past

词源

From late Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French aboliss-, extended stem of abolir, from Latin abolēre (“to retard, check the growth of, (and by extension) destroy, abolish”), and inchoative abolēscere (“to wither, vanish, cease”).
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