words associated with abolish
Synonyms of abolish
abate: : to decrease in force or intensity waiting for the storm to abate
abrogate: : to abolish by authoritative action : annul abrogate a treaty
annul: : to declare or make legally invalid or void wants the marriage annulled His title to the estate was annulled.
avoid: : to keep away from : shun They have been avoiding me.
cancel: : to call off usually without expectation of conducting or performing at a later time cancel a football game
disannul: : annul , cancel
dissolve: : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity —Francis Bacon
invalidate: : to make invalid
negate: : to deny the existence or truth of negated and denied her own honest reactions —Sara H. Hay
null: : having no legal or binding force : invalid a null contract
nullify: : to make null (see null entry 1 sense 1 )
quash: : to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely quash a rebellion
repeal: : to rescind or annul by authoritative act
rescind: : to take away : remove
roll back: : the act or an instance of rolling back a government-ordered rollback of gasoline prices
strike down: : annul , nullify the board struck down the appointment
vacate: : to deprive of an incumbent or occupant
void: : of no legal force or effect : null a void contract
Words Related to abolish
countermand: : to revoke (a command) by a contrary order
override: : to ride over or across : trample overrode the thin line of defenders
overrule: : to rule over : govern
overturn: : to cause to turn over : upset overturned the vase
veto: : an authoritative prohibition : interdiction
abort: : to bring forth stillborn, nonviable, or premature offspring
call: : to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : shout call for help
call off: : to draw away : divert
drop: : the quantity of fluid that falls in one spherical mass a drop of rain
recall: : cancel , revoke
retract: : to draw back or in cats retract their claws
reverse: : opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition reverse order
revoke: : to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind revoke a will
suspend: : to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function suspend a student from school
withdraw: : to take back or away : remove pressure upon educational administrators to withdraw academic credit —J. W. Scott
ban: : curse It is a hard fate … to be banned … by the world, only because one has sought to be wiser than the world is. —Edward Bulwer Lytton
enjoin: : to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition enjoined us to be careful
forbid: : to proscribe (see proscribe sense 2 ) from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against The law forbids stores to sell liquor to minors. Her mother forbids her to go.
outlaw: : a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
prohibit: : to forbid by authority : enjoin
disallow: : to deny the force, truth, or validity of
dismiss: : to permit or cause to leave dismiss the visitors Class is dismissed .
reject: : to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use rejected the suggestion reject a manuscript
annihilate: : to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
break down: : the action or result of breaking down: such as
eliminate: : to put an end to or get rid of : remove eliminate errors
eradicate: : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots programs to eradicate illiteracy
erase: : to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters) erase an error
liquidate: : to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
remove: : to change the location, position, station, or residence of remove soldiers to the front
throw out: : to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected manner
write off: : an elimination of an item from the books of account
Phrases Synonymous with abolish
Near Antonyms of abolish
enact: : to establish by legal and authoritative act
lay down: : to give up : surrender lay down your arms
legislate: : to perform the function of legislation
establish: : to institute (something, such as a law) permanently by enactment or agreement
found: : having all usual, standard, or reasonably expected equipment the boat comes fully found , ready to go —Holiday
institute: : something that is instituted: such as
formalize: : to give a certain or definite form to : shape
legalize: : to make legal
legitimate: : lawfully begotten
legitimize: : to make legitimate : legitimate
validate: : to make legally valid : ratify
pass: : move , proceed , go The boat was too tall to pass under the bridge.
ratify: : to approve and sanction formally : confirm ratify a treaty
allow: : permit doesn’t allow people to smoke in his home
approve: : to have or express a favorable opinion of couldn’t approve such conduct
authorize: : to endorse, empower, justify, or permit by or as if by some recognized or proper authority (such as custom, evidence, personal right, or regulating power) a custom authorized by time
clear: : bright , luminous bonfires clear and bright —Shakespeare
endorse: : to write on the back of
indorse: : to write on the back of
permit: : to consent to expressly or formally permit access to records
sanction: : a formal decree
warrant: : sanction , authorization
command: : to direct authoritatively : order commanded adherence to the rules
decree: : an order usually having the force of law a judicial decree by royal decree
mandate: : an authoritative command
order: : to put in order : arrange The books are ordered alphabetically by author.
prescribe: : to lay down a rule : dictate
Synonyms of abolish
annihilate: : to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
black out: : a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit
blot out: : to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential
cancel: : to call off usually without expectation of conducting or performing at a later time cancel a football game
clean (up): : free from dirt or pollution changed to clean clothes clean solar energy
efface: : to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface coins with dates effaced by wear
eradicate: : to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots programs to eradicate illiteracy
erase: : to rub or scrape out (something, such as written, painted, or engraved letters) erase an error
expunge: : to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
exterminate: : to get rid of completely usually by killing off exterminate termites and cockroaches
extirpate: : to destroy completely : wipe out
liquidate: : to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
obliterate: : to remove utterly from recognition or memory … a successful love crowned all other successes and obliterated all other failures. —J. W. Krutch
root (out): : the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves
rub out: : to obliterate by or as if by rubbing
snuff (out): : the charred part of a candlewick
stamp (out): : to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
sweep (away): : to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush swept the crumbs from the table
wipe out: : the act or an instance of wiping out : complete or utter destruction
Words Related to abolish
decimate: : to select by lot and kill every tenth man of decimate a regiment
demolish: : tear down , raze demolish a building
destroy: : to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of destroyed the files
devastate: : to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action a country devastated by war The typhoon devastated the island.
ravage: : an act or practice of ravaging
dismantle: : to disconnect the pieces of will have to dismantle the engine
flatten: : to make flat: such as
mow (down): : a piled-up stack (as of hay or fodder)
raze: : erase
tear down: : the act or process of disassembling
ruin: : a falling down : collapse from age to age … the crash of ruin fitfully resounds —William Wordsworth
total: : comprising or constituting a whole : entire the total amount
waste: : a sparsely settled or barren region : desert
wreck: : something cast up on the land by the sea especially after a shipwreck
blast: : a violent gust of wind a cold blast of air
blow up: : a blowing up: such as
dash: : to break by striking or knocking angrily dashed the bouquet of flowers against the table
dynamite: : an explosive that is made of nitroglycerin absorbed in a porous material and that often contains ammonium nitrate or cellulose nitrate
smash: : a smashing blow or attack
atomize: : to treat as made up of many discrete units
consume: : to do away with completely : destroy Fire consumed several buildings.
devour: : to eat up greedily or ravenously devoured the turkey and mashed potatoes
dissolve: : to cause to disperse or disappear : destroy do not dissolve and deface the laws of charity —Francis Bacon
fragment: : a part broken off, detached, or incomplete The dish lay in fragments on the floor.
powder: : to sprinkle or cover with or as if with powder
pulverize: : to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize pulverize rock
shatter: : to cause to drop or be dispersed
splinter: : a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver
doom: : a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
finish: : to come to an end : terminate The meeting finished at noon.
kill: : to deprive of life : cause the death of a disease that has killed thousands He threatened to kill them.
kill off: : to destroy in large numbers or totally
terminate: : to form an ending
zap: : to get rid of, destroy, or kill especially with or as if with sudden force
cancel: : to call off usually without expectation of conducting or performing at a later time cancel a football game
cut: : to penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument cut one’s hand with a knife
discard: : to get rid of especially as useless or unwanted a pile of discarded tires They quickly discarded the idea.
ditch: : a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage)
eject: : to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence ejected the player from the game
excise: : an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
expel: : to force out : eject expelled the smoke from her lungs
jettison: : to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision must be prepared to jettison many romantic notions —Christopher Catling
oust: : to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity The rebels ousted the dictator from power.
throw out: : to remove from a place, office, or employment usually in a sudden or unexpected manner
Near Antonyms of abolish
conserve: : to keep in a safe or sound state He conserved his inheritance.
preserve: : to keep safe from injury, harm, or destruction : protect
protect: : to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard
save: : to deliver from sin
build: : to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole : construct birds building a nest build new hospitals and schools the boat her father built
construct: : to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements : build construct a bridge
create: : to bring into existence … God created the heaven and the earth. —Genesis 1:1 (King James Version)
fabricate: : invent , create
fashion: : the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time The spring fashions are now on display.
forge: : a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
form: : the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material the building’s massive form
frame: : to construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a structure) frame a house
make: : behave , act
manufacture: : something made from raw materials by hand or by machinery imports most manufactures used by consumers —D. L. Cohn
shape: : form , create
fix: : to make firm, stable, or stationary We led out more rope and fixed it in place up steeper snow. —Joe Tasker & Peter Boardman
mend: : to free from faults or defects: such as
patch: : a piece of material used to mend or cover a hole or a weak spot
rebuild: : to make extensive repairs to : reconstruct rebuild a war-torn city
recondition: : to restore to good condition (as by replacing parts)
reconstruct: : to construct again: such as
renew: : to make like new : restore to freshness, vigor, or perfection as we renew our strength in sleep
renovate: : to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
repair: : to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken : fix repair a shoe
restore: : give back , return
revamp: : remake , revise
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