# abolish

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈbɒlɪʃ/ · frequency rank #15,315

## Definitions
1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
2. To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **abolished** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abolish-vs-abolished)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abbolish`, `abloish`, `aboilsh`, `abolihs`, `abolishh`, `abolissh`, `abollish`, `abolsih`, `aoblish`, `baolish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abolish