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abolitionize

v.
C2 Proficiency abo·li·tion·ize Archaic

v. to officially end a system or practice, especially something bad like slavery. It is an old word that people rarely use today.

v. to formally end or abolish a system, institution, or practice. Archaic in modern usage; primarily found in historical legal or political contexts.


SIMPLE

The new law aimed to abolitionize the old tax system.

CONTEXTUAL

Historians study how the movement worked to abolitionize the institution of slavery across several decades.

COMPLEX

The treaty sought to abolitionize the practice of forced labor, though its implementation faced significant resistance from local authorities who relied on the system for economic stability.

Origin

From abolition + -ize.

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