v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abolished p. pr. & vb. n. Abolishing. ] [ F. abolir, L. abolere, aboletum; ab + olere to grow. Cf. Finish. ] 1. To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to abolish slavery, to abolish folly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

His quick instinctive hand
Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To Abolish, Repeal, Abrogate, Revoke, Annul, Nullify, Cancel. These words have in common the idea of setting aside by some overruling act. Abolish applies particularly to things of a permanent nature, such as institutions, usages, customs, etc.; as, to abolish monopolies, serfdom, slavery. Repeal describes the act by which the legislature of a state sets aside a law which it had previously enacted. Abrogate was originally applied to the repeal of a law by the Roman people; and hence, when the power of making laws was usurped by the emperors, the term was applied to their act of setting aside the laws. Thus it came to express that act by which a sovereign or an executive government sets aside laws, ordinances, regulations, treaties, conventions, etc. Revoke denotes the act of recalling some previous grant which conferred, privilege, etc.; as, to revoke a decree, to revoke a power of attorney, a promise, etc. Thus, also, we speak of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. Annul is used in a more general sense, denoting simply to make void; as, to annul a contract, to annul an agreement. Nullify is an old word revived in this country, and applied to the setting of things aside either by force or by total disregard; as, to nullify an act of Congress. Cancel is to strike out or annul, by a deliberate exercise of power, something which has operative force. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. abolissable. ] Capable of being abolished. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who abolishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. abolissement. ] The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; missile, arrow, fr. &unr_; to throw. ] A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy, in living organisms; destructive or downward metabolism; -- a form of metabolism, opposed to anabolism. See also Disassimilation. [ Formerly spelled katabolism. ]
Syn. -- katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. Character, action, or principles appropriate to the devil. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Possession by the devil. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. embolismus, from Gr. &unr_; to throw or put in, insert; cf. &unr_; intercalated: cf. F. embolisme. See Emblem. ] 1. Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Intercalated time. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to embolism; intercalary; as, embolismal months.

{ } a. Embolismic.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. embolismique. ] Pertaining to embolism or intercalation; intercalated; as, an embolismic year, i. e., the year in which there is intercalation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. hyperbolisme. ] The use of hyperbole. Jefferson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who uses hyperboles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; down + &unr_; to throw. ] (Physiol.) Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; same as catabolism (now the more common spelling); -- opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] Metabolism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) 1. The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive enzymes. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (catabolism). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) The series of chemical changes which take place in an organism, by means of which food is manufactured and utilized and waste materials are eliminated. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ From Parabola. ] (Alg.) The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity that is involved in the first term. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A narrator of parables. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of symbolizing, or the state of being symbolized; as, symbolism in Christian art is the representation of truth, virtues, vices, etc., by emblematic colors, signs, and forms. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A system of symbols or representations. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) (a) The practice of using symbols, or the system of notation developed thereby. (b) A combining together of parts or ingredients. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Theol.) The science of creeds; symbolics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who employs symbols. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Characterized by the use of symbols; as, symbolistic poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

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