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disposed of
| Main Entry: |
polish off
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up |
| Synonyms: | consume, devour, dispatch, dispose of, do away with, down*, eat, eat up, eliminate, finish off, finish up, finish using, get rid of*, liquidate, put away, put the kibosh on, swill, use up, wolf* |
| Antonyms: | hoard, save |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | purge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rid of; clean out |
| Synonyms: | abolish, absolve, clarify, cleanse, clear, depurate, disabuse, dismiss, dispose of, do away with, eject, eradicate, erase, excrete, exonerate, expel, expiate, expunge, exterminate, forgive, kill, liquidate, oust, pardon, prevent, purify, remove, rout out, shake out, sweep out, unload, wash, wipe off map, wipe out |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain |
| Main Entry: | refute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prove false; discredit |
| Synonyms: | abnegate, argue against, blow sky high, break, burn, burn down, cancel, cancel out, confute, contend, contradict, contravene, convict, counter, crush, debate, demolish, disclaim, disconfirm, dispose of, disprove, dispute, evert, explode, expose, gainsay, give the lie to, give thumbs down to, invalidate, negate, oppose, overthrow, parry, quash, rebut, reply to, repudiate, shoot down, shoot full of holes, show up, silence, squelch, take a stand against, tear down, top* |
| Notes: | deny means to declare untrue or refuse to accept or believe or to refuse to recognize or acknowledge; refute means to prove to be false, wrong, or incorrect to rebut a statement is to offer clear evidence or a reasoned argument against it; to refute a statement is to prove it wrong (neither means 'contradict' or 'deny') refute means 'to show conclusively to be false or illogical' and applies primarily to assertions or arguments; confute means 'to prove wrong' and applies primarily to the person or agency making the assertion or argument |
| Antonyms: | endorse, prove, ratify, sanction, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | remove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with; kill |
| Synonyms: | assassinate, blot out, clear away, dispose of, do in, drag, drag down, efface, eliminate, eradicate, erase, exclude, execute, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, get rid of, liquidate, murder, obliterate, purge, scratch, sterilize, take down, take out, waste*, wipe out |
| Antonyms: | give birth, plant, sow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bump off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intentionally murder someone |
| Synonyms: | blot out, blow away, chill, deep-six, dispatch, dispose of, do away with, do in, dust, grease, hit, ice, kill, knock off, murder, off, polish off, rub out, snuff, snuff out, stretch out, waste, wax, whack, wipe out, zap |
| Main Entry: | get rid of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discard |
| Synonyms: | assassinate, cast aside, chuck, cut, deep-six, dispose of, ditch, do away with, dump, eighty-six, eliminate, exclude, expel, exterminate, kill, omit, part with, reject, remove, slaughter, throw away, throw out |
| Main Entry: | snuff out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kill |
| Synonyms: | blow away, bump off, chill, dispatch, dispose of, do away with, do in, dust, grease, hit, ice, knock off, murder, off, rub out, stretch out, waste, wax, whack, zap |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | End. |
| Category: | 2. CONSECUTIVE ORDER |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
end, close, termination; desinence, conclusion, finis, finale, period, term, terminus, endpoint, last, omega; extreme, extremity; gable end, butt end, fag-end; tip, nib, point; tail (rear); verge (edge); tag, peroration; bonne bouche; bottom dollar, tail end, rear guard., consummation, denouement; finish (completion); fate; doom, doomsday; crack of doom, day of Judgment, dies irae, fall of the curtain; goal, destination; limit, determination; expiration, expiry, extinction, extermination; death; end of all things; finality; eschatology., break up, commencement de la fin, last stage, turning point; coup de grace, deathblow; knock-out, knock-out blow; sockdolager [U.S.].
-verbs
end, close, finish, terminate, conclude, be all over; expire; die; come to a close, draw to a close; have run its course; run out, pass away., bring to an end; put an end to, make an end of; determine; get through; achieve (complete); stop (make to cease); shut up shop; hang up one's fiddle.
-adjectives
ending; final, terminal, definitive; crowning (completing); last, ultimate; hindermost; rear; caudal; vergent., conterminate, conterminous, conterminable., ended; at an end; settled, decided, over, played out, set at rest; conclusive., penultimate; last but one, last but two, unbegun, uncommenced; fresh.
-adverbs
finally; in fine; at the last; once for all.
-phrases
"as high as Heaven and as deep as hell" [Beaumont & Fletcher]; deficit omne quod nascitur [Quintilian]; en toute chose il faut considerer la fin; finem respice; ultimus
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| Antonyms: | beginning |
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