# abolished

Pronunciation: say "uh-BOL-isht" US /əˈbɑlɪʃt/, UK /əˈbɒlɪʃt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of abolish. — simple past and past participle of abolish
   - Simple: Past tense of abolish. Use this form for ending something officially in the past.
   - _Parliament abolished the duty after years of public protest._
   - _The practice had been abolished decades before anyone thought to question it._

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