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abolitionize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩ˌaɪz/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English abolition Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English abolitionize From abolition + -ize.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.
   • The question is, will the people, by a constitutional provision, abolitionize the State and thereby legalize the unconstitutional acts of the Administration for the abolition of slavery? 1865 August 13, “Letter from Galveston”, in The New-Orleans Times, page 3:
   • It will abolitionize the world. It will remove all objections but such as spring from negro prejudice. 1838 June 28, “From the Philanthropist Depository of the Ohio A. S. Society”, in The Emancipator, volume III, number 9, page 36:
   • The public mind has been naturally excited on the position of the American Tract Society, threatened as it has been for months past by a party of revolutionists, determined to expel its Executive Committee, and abolitionize the institution. 1858 May 13, New York Observer and Chronicle, volume 36, number 19, page 150:

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Translations (1)

uk бути натхненим з принципами abolitionism'у (To imbue with the principles of abolitionism)