abolish
uh-BOL-ishverbMeaning to end something officially, completely and for good
Memory hook a-BOWL-ish: BOWLED over for good. The town bowls over the old toll gate on the bridge: no more stopping, no more paying, gone for good. To end something completely is to abolish it.
The school abolished its old rule against wearing hats in the hallway.
In context The town abolished the toll on the old bridge, so drivers no longer had to stop and drop a quarter in the box every time they crossed the river.
Similar end, eliminate, do away with, scrap
Opposite establish, create, institute
From French abolir, from Latin abolere, “to destroy, to do away with.”