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do away with

verb

Definitions

  1. To abolish

    To abolish; to put an end to; to eliminate.

    • She tried to do away with the argument by changing the topic.
    • The criminals tried to do away with the evidence before the police arrived.
    • She’s working hard to do away with negative thinking.

  2. To have someone killed.

    • He plotted to do away with his rival.

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