Abolish
Abolish verb - To put an end to by formal action.
Usage example: the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865
Found
Found verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
Usage example: John Harvard did not actually found the university that now bears his name
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Duke's goal is to gather enough popular support to become King of France, but the factions he supports go on to entirely abolish the First and Second Estates, destroy the Bourbon dynasty, and found the French Republic.
Source: Manga / Rose of Versailles
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