abolish

Verb

Verb Forms: abolished, abolishing, abolishes

To formally put an end to a system or practice.
do away with
- "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.

Examples

My opponent’s move will abolish any hope I had of reaching the triple score.
Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

get rid of, abrogate, annul, cancel, dissolve, do away with, nullify, repeal, revoke

Antonyms

establish, found

Scrabble Score: 12

abolish: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
abolish: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
abolish: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

abolish: valid Words With Friends Word