Dictionary entry

Abolish

Pronunciation: /əˈbɒlɪʃ/

Pronunciation

/əˈbɒlɪʃ/

Myanmar Meaning

(v) ဖျက်သိမ်းသည်။ ရုပ်သိမ်းသည်။

Definition

abolish / ǝ'bɒlÇʃ / v ဖ်က္သိမ္းသည္။ ႐ုပ္သိမ္းသည္။ vote to abolish a tax ❍ Should the death penalty be abolished? ❏ abolition / æbǝ'lÇʃn / n [U] ဖ်က္သိမ္းျခင္း။ campaigns for the abolition of slavery / hanging / vivisection. ❏ abolitionist / æbǝ'lÇʃǝnÇst / n ဖ်က္သိမ္းေရးဝါဒီ။

Examples

  1. The government should abolish income tax for the low-paid.
  2. Britain abolished slavery in 1807.