To abolish means to formally put an end to something, such as a law or a system. To do away with means to get rid of or eliminate something completely. Both terms convey the idea of putting a permanent end to something.
The government decided to abolish the outdated law.
The past tense of abolish is abolished.
Mauritania officially banned slavery in 1982.
Vermont was the first colony to abolish slavery in its state constitution in 1777. This made it the first state in North America to abolish slavery.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe was Upper Canada's first Lieutenant Governor and founder of the City of York (now Toronto). Simcoe also made Upper Canada the first province in the British Empire to abolish slavery.
To do away with.
Abolish
Alter or abolish the government
The noun forms for the verb to abolish is abolisher and abolishment. Another noun form is abolition.
To abolish means to do away with or put an end to.
Abolish means to do away with. An example of a simple sentence would be: The Union states wanted to abolish slavery while the Confederate states favored slavery, thus, starting The Civil War.
1. To do away with; annul.2. To destroy completely.
do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, cancel, ditch (slang)
The prefix of "abolitionists" is "ab-" which means "away from" or "against."
"To do away with" means to eliminate, get rid of, or abolish something completely. It implies putting an end to or removing something entirely.
The government decided to abolish the outdated law.
A person opposed to slavery and in favor of ending it. The word 'abolish' means to do away with. The person wants to abolish slavery; that's why they are called abolitionists.