[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

abolish \abol"ish\, v. t. imp.  p. p. abolished; p. pr. 
   vb. n. abolishing. f. abolir, l. abolere, aboletum; ab +
   olere to grow. cf. finish.
   1. to do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of
      laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to
      abolish slavery, to abolish folly.
      1913 webster

   2. to put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to
      wipe out. archaic
      1913 webster

            and with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

            his quick instinctive hand
            caught at the hilt, as to abolish him. --tennyson.
      1913 webster

   syn: to abolish, repeal, abrogate, revoke, annul,
        nullify, cancel.

   usage: these words have in common the idea of setting aside
          by some overruling act. abolish applies particularly
          to things of a permanent nature, such as institutions,
          usages, customs, etc.; as, to abolish monopolies,
          serfdom, slavery. repeal describes the act by which
          the legislature of a state sets aside a law which it
          had previously enacted. abrogate was originally
          applied to the repeal of a law by the roman people;
          and hence, when the power of making laws was usurped
          by the emperors, the term was applied to their act of
          setting aside the laws. thus it came to express that
          act by which a sovereign or an executive government
          sets aside laws, ordinances, regulations, treaties,
          conventions, etc. revoke denotes the act of recalling
          some previous grant which conferred, privilege, etc.;
          as, to revoke a decree, to revoke a power of attorney,
          a promise, etc. thus, also, we speak of the revocation
          of the edict of nantes. annul is used in a more
          general sense, denoting simply to make void; as, to
          annul a contract, to annul an agreement. nullify is an
          old word revived in this country, and applied to the
          setting of things aside either by force or by total
          disregard; as, to nullify an act of congress. cancel
          is to strike out or annul, by a deliberate exercise of
          power, something which has operative force.
          1913 webster
see also:
abolished abolishing finish abolish repeal abrogate 
revoke annul nullify cancel 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

abolish
     v : do away with; "slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century
         in america and in russia" syn: get rid of ant: establish
see also:
get rid of establish 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

56 moby thesaurus words for "abolish":
   abate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, blot out, bring to naught,
   cancel, countermand, counterorder, delete, demolish, deracinate,
   destroy, disallow, disannul, do away with, eliminate, end,
   eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate,
   invalidate, liquidate, make void, negate, negative, nullify,
   obliterate, override, overrule, quash, recall, recant, renege,
   repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, root out, set aside,
   stamp out, suspend, terminate, undo, uproot, vacate, vitiate, void,
   waive, wipe out, withdraw, write off

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NCADP: National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
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http://www.ncadp.org/, score=100, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:24 pm

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http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish/, score=98, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:11 pm

OCADP
...The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the  Death Penalty (OCADP)was ... The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty "An eye for an eye" ... ..
http://www.ocadp.org/, score=97, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 1:48 pm

TCADP
...Texas. Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and the Journey of Hope ... they would abolish the death penalty altogether.. The mainstream media ... ..
http://www.tcadp.org/, score=96, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 6:01 am

AIUSA Program to Abolish the Death Penalty
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http://www.amnestyusa.org/abolish, score=95, date indexed=December 30, 2005, 1:02 pm

Abolish the TV Licence [ www.tvlicensing.biz ]
...Abolish the UK TV Licence ... ..
http://www.tvlicensing.biz/, score=95, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:14 pm

Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
...... Abolish the Fur Trade ... ..
http://www.caft.org.uk/, score=95, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 10:07 pm

ABOLISH ADOPTION - A Petition by Americans For Open Records
...Abolish Adoption! A Petition & "Adoption Alternatives" Public Service ... Detailing of PETITION to ABOLISH ADOPTION: Adoption is a multi-billion ... ..
http://www.abolishadoption.com/, score=95, date indexed=January 19, 2006, 10:45 pm

Friends Committee to Abolish the Death Penalty
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http://www.quaker.org/fcadp/, score=94, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 7:41 pm

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