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ab•o•li•tion•ize
Pronunciation: (ab"u-lish'u-nīz"), [key]—
v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
(esp. prior to the Civil War)
to convert (persons, a region, a state, etc.) to abolitionism.
Also, esp. Brit.,ab"o•li'tion•ise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.