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| Main Entry: | remove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lift or move object; take off, away |
| Synonyms: | abolish, abstract, amputate, cut out, delete, depose, detach, dethrone, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, disturb, do away with, doff, efface, eject, eliminate, erase, evacuate, expel, expunge, extract, get rid of, junk*, oust, pull out, purge, raise, relegate, separate, shed, ship, skim, strike out, take down, throw out, transfer, transport, unload, unseat, uproot, wipe out*, withdraw, carry away, carry off, cart off, clear away, dig out, rip out, take out, tear out |
| Antonyms: | fix, place, remain, stay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | remove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with; kill |
| Synonyms: | assassinate, dispose of, do in*, drag, efface, eliminate, eradicate, erase, exclude, execute, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, get rid of, liquidate, murder, obliterate, purge, scratch, sterilize, take down, waste*, wipe out*, blot out*, clear away, drag down, take out |
| Antonyms: | plant, sow, give birth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abduct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take by force and without permission |
| Synonyms: | grab, kidnap, remove, seize, shanghai*, snatch, sneeze*, carry off, dognap, make off with, put the snatch on, spirit away* |
| Antonyms: | release, give up, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | banish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel from place or situation |
| Synonyms: | ban, deport, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evict, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, get rid of, isolate, ostracize, oust, outlaw, proscribe, relegate, remove, sequester, shake off, shut out, transport, cast out, drive away, expulse, extradict, rusticate |
| Antonyms: | allow, keep, welcome |
| Main Entry: | budge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dislodge from staid position |
| Synonyms: | bend, change, convince, inch, influence, move, persuade, propel, push, remove, roll, shift, slide, stir, sway, yield, change position, give way, locomote |
| Main Entry: | cashier |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discard, expel |
| Synonyms: | ax*, boot*, bounce, break, can*, cast off, discharge, dismiss, displace, fire, heave*, remove, sack*, terminate, drum out, give a pink slip, give the heave ho |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deduct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take away or out; reduce |
| Synonyms: | abstract, allow, cut back, diminish, discount, dock, draw back, knock off, lessen, rebate, reduce, remove, subtract, take, take off, withdraw, write off, bate, decrease by, roll back, take from |
| Notes: | deduce means to conclude by reasoning or in logic; adduce means to cite as proof or evidence; deduct means to take away from or subtract from another |
| Antonyms: | add, increase, raise |
| Main Entry: | detach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disconnect, cut off |
| Synonyms: | abstract, disassemble, disassociate, disengage, disentangle, disjoin, dismount, dissociate, disunite, divide, divorce, free, isolate, loose, loosen, part, remove, segregate, separate, sever, sunder, unfasten, unhitch, withdraw, disaffiliate, take apart, tear off, uncouple, unfix |
| Antonyms: | attach, combine, connect, couple, link, merge, unite |
| Main Entry: | discard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, abjure, banish, can*, cancel, cashier, chuck, desert, dispatch, dispense with, dispose of, dispossess, ditch, divorce, do away with, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, expel, forsake, jettison, junk*, oust, protest, reject, relinquish, remove, renounce, repeal, repudiate, scrap, shake off, shed, throw away, throw out, write off, adios, cast aside, deep-six, free of, give up, have done with, part with, put by, sweep away, throw overboard, toss aside |
| Antonyms: | embrace, keep, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dislocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | displace |
| Synonyms: | break, disconnect, disengage, disjoint, disorder, disrupt, disturb, disunite, divide, jumble, misplace, mix up, move, remove, rummage, separate, shift, transfer, unhinge, upset, disarticulate, put out of joint |
| Antonyms: | order, keep together |
| Main Entry: | dislodge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | knock loose |
| Synonyms: | disentangle, dislocate, displace, disturb, eject, evict, extricate, oust, remove, uproot, dig out, force out |
| Main Entry: | disrobe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take off one's clothes |
| Synonyms: | bare, denude, deprive, dismantle, divest, doff, husk*, peel*, remove, shed, shuck*, strip, unbutton, uncover, undress, denudate, slip out of, take it off, unclothe |
| Antonyms: | clothe, put on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | divest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispossess; take off |
| Synonyms: | bankrupt, bare, bereave, bleed, denude, deprive, despoil, disinherit, dismantle, disrobe, ditch*, doff, dump, eighty-six*, lose, milk*, oust, plunder, remove, rob, seize, spoil, strip, uncover, undress, unload, denudate, take from, unclothe |
| Antonyms: | clothe, cover, invest, possess, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | do away with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of; destroy |
| Synonyms: | abolish, bump off*, cancel, discard, discontinue, do in*, eliminate, exterminate, finish, kill, liquidate, murder, remove, slaughter, slay, wipe out*, put an end to, put to death, take away |
| Antonyms: | build, construct, get, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emigrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move to new country |
| Synonyms: | depart, migrate, quit, remove, move abroad, transmigrate |
| Antonyms: | remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | evacuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clear an area; empty |
| Synonyms: | abandon, bail out*, cut out, decamp, depart, desert, discharge, displace, eject, expel, forsake, leave, pull out, quit, relinquish, remove, vacate, withdraw, hightail, move out, pack up, run for the hills, skidaddle |
| Antonyms: | come in, enter, fill, load, occupy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | evict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw out from residence |
| Synonyms: | bounce*, chase, dislodge, dismiss, dispossess, eject, expel, extrude, kick out*, oust, out, put out, remove, send packing*, shut out, turn out, boot out, force out, heave-ho, show out, show the door, toss out on ear |
| Antonyms: | admit, board, include, lease, receive, rent, take in, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exclude |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel, forbid |
| Synonyms: | ban, bar, blackball*, blacklist, block, bounce, boycott, close out, count out, debar, disallow, eject, eliminate, embargo, estop, evict, except, get rid of, ignore, interdict, obviate, occlude, omit, ostracize, oust, pass over, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, put out, refuse, reject, remove, repudiate, rule out, shut out, sideline, suspend, throw out, veto, bate, drive out, force out, keep out, leave out, lock out, refuse admittance, set aside, shut the door on, ward off |
| Antonyms: | accept, add, admit, allow, include, incorporate, take on, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excommunicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | banish |
| Synonyms: | ban, curse, denounce, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, proscribe, remove, repudiate, anathematize, cast out, unchurch |
| Antonyms: | allow, include, permit, welcome |
| Main Entry: | excrete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discharge, usually liquified substance |
| Synonyms: | ejaculate, eject, eliminate, emanate, evacuate, exhale, expel, exude, give off, leak, pass, perspire, produce, remove, secrete, sweat, throw off, urinate, void, defecate, egest, exudate |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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