abolish
/əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.48 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century."
- "The abolition of the death penalty in international law"
- "And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot."
- "His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him."
Etymology
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ/
- British English: /əˈbɒl.ɪʃ/