A word a day #28

Abolish

- Verb

- Pronunciation (Hindi): अ - बो - लिश

- Pronunciation (English): uh - ball - ish

- Meaning: to put an end to 

- Example: 1. They protested to abolish slavery.

2. He wanted control over them, not to abolish them.

3. The purpose of this meeting is to abolish caste distinctions.

Synonyms: put an end to, do away with, get rid of, scrap, end, stop, terminate, eradicate, eliminate, exterminate, destroy, annihilate, stamp out, obliterate, wipe out

Antonyms: retain, create