- (v.t.) To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly.
- (v.t.) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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