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Meaning of abolitionize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1
ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.n̩ˌaɪz

Definitions

To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.

obsolete, rare, transitive

Examples

“It will abolitionize the world. It will remove all objections but such as spring from negro prejudice.”
“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.”
“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?”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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