abolitionize

transitive verb

ab·​o·​li·​tion·​ize

-əˌnīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make abolitionists of (the members of a corporate body)

abolitionize Kansas

Word History

Etymology

abolition + -ize

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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