burn off

VERB

clear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clarify eliminate erase free open

STRONG

ameliorate brighten cleanse disencumber disengage disentangle empty extricate lighten loosen lose meliorate purify refine rid sweep tidy unblock unburden unclog unload unloose unpack untie vacate void wipe

WEAK

break up rule out shake off throw off

Antonyms

STRONG

dirty entangle fill pollute

WEAK

clutter pile up

VERB

unblock

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ameliorate disentangle unclog

STRONG

brighten clarify cleanse disencumber disengage eliminate empty erase extricate free lighten loosen lose meliorate open purify refine rid sweep tidy unburden unload unloose unpack untie vacate void wipe

WEAK

break up rule out shake off throw off

Antonyms

STRONG

burden corrupt darken depress dirty dull fill keep load pollute sanction upset

Example Sentences

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The superstition goes that the leader must burn off bad luck, leaving only good fortune for the mission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

City Hall hoped the panda prestige would burn off any lingering haze of a doom loop.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

The fire that broke out following the crash will have helped to burn off some of the jet fuel but also could be preventing the counter-pollution effort beginning immediately.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

The gel can subsequently be heated to burn off the organic fragment.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2024

In England this latter practice developed about 1951 as a result of a shortage of sulfuric acid, formerly used to burn off the potato vines.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

burn off

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