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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove, throw out |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, blot out, bump off, cancel, cast out, count out, cut out, defeat, discard, discharge, dismiss, dispense with, dispose of, disqualify, disregard, do away with, drive out, drop, eject, eradicate, erase, evict, exclude, expel, exterminate, get rid of, ignore, invalidate, kill, knock out, leave out, liquidate, murder, omit, oust, phase out, put out, reject, rub out, rule out, set aside, shut the door on, slay, stamp out, take out, terminate, waive, waste, wipe out |
| Antonyms: | accept, choose, include, keep, ratify, sanction, welcome |
| Main Entry: | assassinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | murder prominent or important person |
| Synonyms: | bump off, do in, eliminate, execute, gun down, hit, kill, knock off, liquidate, slaughter, slay |
| Main Entry: | ax/axe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dismiss from service |
| Synonyms: | boot, bounce*, can*, cancel, cut back, discharge, dispense with, eliminate, fire, get rid of, give a pink slip, give the boot, kick out, lay off, remove, sack, terminate, throw out |
| Antonyms: | hire |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | banish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expel from place or situation |
| Synonyms: | ban, cast out, deport, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, drive away, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evict, exclude, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expulse, extradict, get rid of, isolate, ostracize, oust, outlaw, proscribe, relegate, remove, rusticate, sequester, shake off, shut out, transport |
| Antonyms: | allow, keep, welcome |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prohibit |
| Synonyms: | ban, boycott, circumvent, condemn, debar, deny, disallow, discountenance, discourage, eliminate, enjoin, except, exclude, exile, forbid, freeze out, frustrate, hinder, interdict, interfere, keep out, limit, obstruct, ostracize, outlaw, override, preclude, prevent, refuse, reject, restrain, rule out, segregate, shut out, stop, suspend |
| Antonyms: | advocate, allow, open, permit |
| Main Entry: | cancel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call off; erase |
| Synonyms: | X-out, abolish, abort, abrogate, annul, ax, black out, blot out, break, break off, countermand, cross out, cut, deface, delete, destroy, do away with, do in, efface, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, finish off, go back on one's word, kill, obliterate, off*, omit, quash, remove, render invalid, repeal, repudiate, rescind, revoke, rub out, scratch out, scrub, sink*, smash, squash, stamp across, strike out, torpedo, total*, trash*, trim*, undo, wash out, wipe out, wipe slate clean, zap |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, arrange, establish, permit, uphold |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean, clear away |
| Synonyms: | ameliorate, break up, brighten, burn off, clarify, cleanse, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, eliminate, empty, erase, extricate, free, lighten, loosen, lose, meliorate, open, purify, refine, rid, rule out, shake off, sweep, throw off, tidy, unblock, unburden, unclog, unload, unloose, unpack, untie, vacate, void, wipe |
| Antonyms: | clutter, pile up |
| Main Entry: | clear out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | empty something |
| Synonyms: | clean out, dispose of, eliminate, exhaust, get rid of, remove, sort, tidy up |
| Antonyms: | fill, fill up, put |
| Main Entry: | concentrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gather, collect |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, amass, assemble, bunch, center, centralize, cluster, coalesce, collect, combine, compact, compress, congest, conglomerate, congregate, consolidate, constrict, contract, converge, cramp, crowd, draw together, eliminate, embody, focalize, focus, forgather, garner, get to the meat, heap, heap up, hoard, huddle, integrate, intensify, localize, mass, muster, narrow, pile, reduce, salt away, store, strengthen, swarm, unify, zero in |
| Antonyms: | disperse, scatter |
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