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abolitionised

v.
C2 Proficiency abo·li·tionised

v. to officially end a system or practice, like slavery or a specific law. It is a very formal word used for legal or historical changes.

v. to formally end or legally abolish a system, practice, or institution. Often used in historical or legal contexts to describe the official termination of a specific law or social structure.


SIMPLE

The new law abolitionised the old tax on books.

CONTEXTUAL

The treaty was designed to abolitionise the practice of forced labor across the entire region.

COMPLEX

Historians often debate whether the rapid abolitionised state of the feudal system in the nineteenth century was a result of grassroots pressure or top-down political reform.

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