abolir

Catalan

Verb

abolir (first-person singular present aboleixo, past participle abolit)

  1. to abolish

Conjugation


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French

Etymology

Latin abolēre, present active infinitive of aboleō (destroy, abolish).

Pronunciation

Verb

abolir

  1. (transitive) to abolish

Usage notes

  • A distinction is drawn in legal usage between abolir and abroger, where the later requiring a formal action, and is used (for example) of laws, whereas abolition is an incidental effect of other actions, or is not performed by a legislative body.

Conjugation

  • This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Derived terms


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Portuguese

Etymology

Latin abolēre, present active infinitive of aboleō (destroy, abolish).

Verb

abolir (past participle abolido)

  1. (transitive) to abolish

Conjugation


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Spanish

Etymology

Latin abolēre, present active infinitive of aboleō (destroy, abolish).

Verb

abolir (first-person singular present abolo, first-person singular preterite abolí, past participle abolido)

  1. (transitive) to abolish
  2. (transitive) to revoke

Conjugation

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