Abolished vs Eliminated - What's the difference?
abolished | eliminated |
(abolish)
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
* 2002', William Schabas, ''The '''abolition of the death penalty in international law (Cambridge University Press):
(archaic) To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
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(eliminate)
(slang) To kill (a person or animal).
(physiology) To excrete (waste products).
To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
(accounting) To record amounts in a to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
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As verbs the difference between abolished and eliminated
is that abolished is (abolish) while eliminated is (eliminate).abolished
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(head)abolish
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(es)- Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
- And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot.
- His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him.
Synonyms
* abrogate, annul, cancel, dissolve, nullify, repeal, revokeAntonyms
* establish, foundReferences
eliminated
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(head)Anagrams
*eliminate
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(eliminat)To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.
- Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.
- John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.
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