abolitionize

[ ab-uh-lish-uh-nahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, ab·o·li·tion·ized, ab·o·li·tion·iz·ing.

(esp. prior to the Civil War) to convert (persons, a region, a state, etc.) to abolitionism.

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An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; abolition + -ize

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The fact of separation on the ground supposed, would abolitionize the whole North.

It will abolitionize the Border Slave States—it will brand our institution.

But they were to abolitionize Kansas, according to this report, and for what purpose?

They had proposed by the ballot box to abolitionize at least that portion of the State.

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