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Cavid Hummatov Posted 10 years ago
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abolish something to??

the way how the verb "abolish" is used in this quote really got me confused about its usage.I know what abolish exactly mean but I can't realy make any sense out of this when it's used with "to". So was the verb used slightly different in this context than its main meaning or there's other possible ways of usage "abolish" with postpositiins?

"All experience has shown that mankind is more disposed to suffer- while evils are sufferable - than to right themselves by abolishing* the forms *to which they are accustomed."
  

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You are wrongly associating 'to' with 'abolish'. Instead, it is part of the phrase 'accustomed to'.. eg These are the clothes which I am accustomed to.

— Clive

  • You are wrongly associating 'to' with 'abolish'.
  • Instead, it is part of the phrase 'accustomed to'..
  • eg These are the clothes which I am accustomed to.
  • Interpret the sentence this way.
  • "All experience has shown that mankind is more disposed to suffer- while evils are sufferable - than to right themselves by abolishing the forms which they are accustomed to.
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You are wrongly associating 'to' with 'abolish'. Instead, it is part of the phrase 'accustomed to'..
eg These are the clothes which I am accustomed to.

Interpret the sentence this way.
"All experience has shown that mankind is more disposed to suffer- while evils are sufferable - than to right themselves by abolishing the forms which they are accustomed to."
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ohh how silly of me !! . It took me a day to think over it if I read it correcly or not. Billions of Thanks, Clive !
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