Abolish

Verb (used with object)

to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void

to abolish slavery.

Antonyms

verb

confirm , continue , enact , establish , institute , legalize , promote , ratify , support , uphold

Synonyms

verb

abate , abrogate , annihilate , annul , call off , cancel , destroy , disestablish , dissolve , end , eradicate , erase , expunge , extinguish , extirpate , finish , inhibit , invalidate , kill , negate , nix , nullify , obliterate , overthrow , overturn , prohibit , put an end to , put kibosh on , put the kibosh on , quash , repeal , repudiate , rescind , revoke , scrub * , set aside , squelch , stamp out , subvert , supersede , suppress , terminate , undo , vacate , vitiate , void , wipe out , zap * , blot out , clear , exterminate , liquidate , remove , root , rub out , snuff out , uproot , deracinate , disannul , discontinue , do away with , eliminate , get rid of , ostracize , scratch