Abolish and Suspend

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

Suspend and abolish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suspend" instead a verb "Abolish".

Nearby Words: abolition, abolishing, abolishment

Suspend

Suspend verb - To bring to a formal close for a period of time.

Abolish and suspend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abolish" instead a verb "Suspend".

Common collocations

part abolish part suspend part
club abolish club suspend club
rule abolish rule suspend rule
corpus abolish corpus suspend corpus
Other words: laws.
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