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
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Abolish as a verb:
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
Examples:
"Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century."
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Abolish as a verb (archaic):
To put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
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Found as a verb:
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Found as a noun (obsolete):
Food and lodging; board.
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Found as a verb (transitive):
To start (an institution or organization).
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Found as a verb (transitive):
To begin building.
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Found as a verb:
To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.
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Found as a verb:
To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
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Found as a noun:
A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.