-oleo, -olere +

1. To do away with completely; to completely destroy.
2. To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; such as, to abolish slavery, to abolish illegal drugs.
3. To put an end to, or to destroy; such as, physical objects; to wipe out.
4. Etymology: borrowed from Middle French aboliss-, stem of abolir, "to abolish"; a borrowing from Latin abolescere, "to die out" (ab- "off" + -olescere, and is said by some etymological sources to be related to adolescere, "to grow up").

Anything which can be annulled, abrogated, or destroyed; such as, a law, a rite, a custom, etc.

Someone who abolishes, or annuls, or destroys.

The act of annulling; abrogation; destruction.

1. The act of officially ending a law, a regulation, or a practice.
2. The process of doing away with or the state of being done away with; such as, an annulment.

1. The doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery.
2. The advocacy of the abolition of slavery.
3. The principle or policy of abolition; especially, of slavery of African blacks in the U.S.

1. Someone who supports the abolition of something; such as, a system, a practice, or an institution.
2. A reformer who favors abolishing slavery.