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abolish

/əˈbɒlɪʃ/
verb
  1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.

    "Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century."

  2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.

Synonymsabrogate, annul, cancel, dissolve, nullify, repeal
Antonymsestablish, found

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