'abolitionize' originates from the English word 'abolition,' specifically the word 'abolish,' where 'ab-' meant 'away' and 'olere' meant 'to grow.'

'abolish' transformed into the English word 'abolition,' and eventually became the modern English word 'abolitionize' through the addition of the suffix '-ize.'

Initially, it meant 'to end or terminate something,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'to convert or transform into an abolitionist state.'