do away with

/du əˈweɪ wɪθ/

/du əˈweɪ wɪθ/

Other forms: done away with; doing away with; did away with; does away with

Definitions of do away with

1. verb

   terminate, end, or take out
   synonyms: eliminate, extinguish, get rid of

   types:

   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)

   annihilate, 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