abolish

abolish

verb abate, abolere, abrogate, annihilate, annul, cancel, declare null and void, delere, delete, deprive of force, destroy, disannul, discontinue, disestablish, dispense with, dispose, dissolve, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, extirpate, invalidate, negate, nullify, override, overrule, overturn, prohibit, quash, raze, render null and void, repeal, repudiate, rescind, retract, revoke, set aside, squelch, subvertere, supersede, supplant, suppress, terminate, undo, vacate, vitiate, void, withdraw
Associated concepts: repeal by amendment

---

See also: abandon, abate, abrogate, adeem, annul, cancel, defeat, destroy, disaffirm, discharge, discontinue, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, extirpate, invalidate, kill, negate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, overturn, quash, recall, remove, renege, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, stop, supersede, supplant, terminate, vacate, vitiate, void, withdraw

abolish

to terminate the legal effect of some provision or doctrine.