different between abolish vs elimate

English

Etymology

From late Middle English abolisshen, from Middle French abolir, aboliss- (extended stem), from Latin abol?re (“to retard, check the growth of, (and by extension) destroy, abolish”), inchoative abol?scere (“to wither, vanish, (Classical) cease”), probably from ab (“from, away from”) + *ol?re (“to increase, grow”) which is found only in compound.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ?-b?l'?sh IPA^(key): /??b?l??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??b?l.??/, /??b?l.??/

Verb

abolish (third-person singular simple present abolishes, present participle abolishing, simple past and past participle abolished or (obsolete) abolisht)

1. To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
2. (archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice): abrogate, annul, cancel, dissolve, nullify, repeal, revoke

Antonyms

• (to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice): establish, found

Derived terms

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References

English

Etymology

From Latin ?l?m?tus, past participle of ?l?m?re (“to file up”); ?- (“out”) + l?m?re (“to file”), from l?ma (“file”).

Verb

elimate (third-person singular simple present elimates, present participle elimating, simple past and past participle elimated)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To render smooth; to polish.

Anagrams

• Elamite

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e?.li??ma?.te/, [e?li??mä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.li?ma.te/, [?li?m??t??]

Verb

?l?m?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?l?m?