abolish :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate, carry off, wipe out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

v. kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many; "Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, Gypsies, Communists, and homosexuals of Europe"

expel, throw out, boot out, kick out, oust, drum out

v. remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

suspend, debar

v. bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

wipe out, erase

v. remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"

dispatch, hit, murder, remove, polish off, slay, bump off

v. kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

void, invalidate, nullify, annul, avoid, quash

v. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

overturn, lift, repeal, reverse, revoke, annul, countermand, rescind

v. annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

wipe, pass over

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

dust, remove the dust from

v. remove the dust from; "dust the cabinets"

dust

v. rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"

launch, set up, establish, found

v. set up or found; "She set up a literacy program"

restore, reinstate, reestablish

v. bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne"

save, conserve, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

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