get rid of

Synonyms:

remove

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cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out

throw or cast away

slough off

discard as undesirable

comb out, weed out

remove unwanted elements

work off

cause to go away through effort or work

cull

remove something that has been rejected

ditch, dump

sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

unmuzzle

remove the muzzle from (a dog)

de-aerate, deaerate

remove air or gas from

decaffeinate

remove caffeine from (coffee)

decarbonate

remove carbon dioxide from

decerebrate

remove the cerebrum from (a human body)

dechlorinate

remove chlorine from (water)

defat

remove the fat from

defibrinate

remove fibrin from (blood)

degrease

remove grease or oil from (a pan)

deionize

remove ions from

delist

remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange

delocalize

remove from the proper or usual locality

deoxygenate

remove oxygen from (water)

destain

remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast

desulfurize, desulphurize

remove sulfur from

detick

free (a pet) of ticks

devein

remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp)

fettle

remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)

flesh

remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture

flense

strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)

kern

remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)

pith

remove the pith from (a plant)

scum

remove the scum from

unbridle

remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)

unlearn

discard something previously learnt, like an old habit

deep-six, give it the deep six

toss out; get rid of

jettison

throw away, of something encumbering

junk, scrap, trash

dispose of (something useless or old)

waste

get rid of

dump

throw away as refuse

retire

dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

abandon

forsake, leave behind

liquidize, sell out, sell up

get rid of all one's merchandise

de-access

dispose of by selling

close out

terminate by selling off or disposing of

Synonyms:

abolish

Antonyms:

establish, found, launch, set up

set up or found

Types:

cashier

discard or do away with

abrogate

revoke formally

Synonyms:

do away with, eliminate, extinguish

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cancel out, wipe out

wipe out the effect of something

decouple

reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)

decouple

eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)

obliterate

do away with completely, without leaving a trace

knock out

eliminate

drown

get rid of as if by submerging

cut out

delete or remove

cut, prune, rationalise, rationalize

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

extinguish, snuff out

put an end to; kill

except, exclude, leave off, leave out, omit, take out

prevent from being included or considered or accepted

excise

remove by cutting

stamp

destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot

elide

leave or strike out

put out, smother

deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

Type of:

destroy, destruct

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of