How to say "abolish" in Japanese

• やめるJLPT N4approx.Common
  ichidan verb, transitive verbFits 'abolish' when the nuance is putting an end to a practice, custom, or activity — stopping, cancelling, or giving it up, as when an organization discontinues something it has been doing.
• なくすJLPT N5approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbFits 'abolish' when the nuance is eliminating something outright — getting rid of a system, rule, or institution so that it no longer exists; the emphasis is on removal or eradication.
  その国くにの財政ざいせいの赤字あかじをなくすには、もっと、たくさんの外国がいこくの援助えんじょを注ぎ込そそぎこまなければならなかった。↗

  To get the nation's economy out of the red, more foreign aid had to be pumped in.

Both translate 'abolish': 「やめる」 when the idea is stopping or giving up a practice or activity, 「なくす」 when it is eliminating or getting rid of a system, rule, or institution so that it no longer exists.

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• 廃するはいするto abolish
• 廃すはいすto abolish
• やめるto cancel
• なくすto get rid of