Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct option is abolish. It means "to formally put an end to something, especially a system, practice, or institution." The other options are not correct substitutes.
- Stop means to bring something to an end, but it does not necessarily mean to do so formally.
- Destroy means to completely ruin or put an end to something, but it is often used in a more violent or destructive sense than abolish.
- Kill means to cause the death of someone or something, which is a much more extreme action than abolish.