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Abolish

Part of speech/type of word: Abolish is a verb

Meaning: To end something, often an organisation, law or practice (a practice is something done alot by  people).

Examples:

1. The government may abolish the death penalty for criminals.
2. Britain abolished military service for young men in the 1950s.

The noun of abolish is ‘abolition’.

Here are some more examples including those for a more academic context useful for IELTS or TOEFL.

1. Some are in favour of the abolition of borders across all of Europe.
2. Abolishing medical exams is a very dangerous idea because we would have no way to ensure only competent people can be doctors.
3. I hold the opinion that the government should abolish university fees and make university education free for all.
4. President Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.
5. Some in Britain want to abolish the monarchy and replace it with a republic.

Here are some examples from real life.

Here is our video on this word.