The difference between Abolish and Found

When used as verbs, abolish means to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice, whereas found means to start (an institution or organization).


Found is also noun with the meaning: food and lodging.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abolish and Found

  1. Abolish as a verb:

    To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.

    Examples:

    "Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century."

  2. Abolish as a verb (archaic):

    To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.

  1. Found as a verb:

  1. Found as a noun (obsolete):

    Food and lodging; board.

  1. Found as a verb (transitive):

    To start (an institution or organization).

  2. Found as a verb (transitive):

    To begin building.

  1. Found as a verb:

    To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.

  2. Found as a verb:

    To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.

  1. Found as a noun:

    A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.