lakkauttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
- abrogate verb (formal) To officially cancel a law or agreement.
- disband verb To break up a group so it no longer exists; to disperse.
- discontinue verb To stop making, selling, or continuing something.
- suspend verb To stop something temporarily, meaning to start it again later.
Senses
lakkauttaa is used for these senses in English:
- abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
- abrogate (transitive) To put an end to; to do away with. [First attested in the early 16th century.]
- close down (ambitransitive) To stop trading as a business.
- disband (ambitransitive) To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.
- discontinue (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
- pull the plug (intransitive, informal) To cease to support; to halt. [with on ‘someone or something’]
- suspend To discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event.
abrogate — full definition
- verb (formal) To officially cancel a law or agreement.
- verb To stop something officially or get rid of it completely.
- verb To stop a process or function from working.
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