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Sublate vs Abolish - What's the difference?

sublate | abolish |

As verbs the difference between sublate and abolish

is that sublate is (logic) to negate, deny or contradict while abolish is to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice .

sublate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (logic) To negate, deny or contradict.
  • To take or carry away; to remove.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    abolish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
  • Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
  • * 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.
  • * :
  • 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, revoke

    Antonyms

    * establish, found

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