abolish

 
Pronunciation: /əˈbɒlɪʃ/

verb

[with object]
  • formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution): the tax was abolished in 1977

Derivatives

abolishable

adjective

abolisher

noun

abolishment

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French aboliss-, lengthened stem of abolir, from Latin abolere 'destroy'