removes

VERB

lift or move object; take off, away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abolish clear away cut out delete discard discharge dismiss eliminate erase evacuate expel extract get rid of oust pull out raise separate ship take out transfer transport withdraw

STRONG

abstract amputate depose detach dethrone dislodge displace disturb doff efface eject expunge junk purge relegate shed skim unload unseat uproot

WEAK

carry away carry off cart off dig out do away with rip out strike out take down tear out throw out wipe out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add allow continue employ engage hire hold include insert keep load permit put in ratify remain retain welcome

STRONG

combine fill put on unite

WEAK

fix give birth place plant sow stay

VERB

do away with; kill

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clear away dispose of eliminate eradicate erase exclude get rid of take out

STRONG

assassinate drag efface execute expunge exterminate extirpate liquidate murder obliterate purge scratch sterilize waste

WEAK

blot out do in drag down take down wipe out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add include keep welcome

STRONG

bear build construct create preserve save

WEAK

fix give birth place plant remain sow stay

Example Sentences

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Removes the annual statewide cap of $3.5 million for such tax credits, starting with the 2022 fiscal year.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2019

Removes a dark polestar, one might say, by which we measure the degree of evil.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2014

Removes Hitler and the path the Nazis took to war and genocide out of history, from referentiality.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2014

Removes reference to this information being previously announced.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2013

Removes freckles and sun-burn, and renders chapped and rough skin, after one application, smooth and pleasant.

From A Little Rebel A Novel by Duchess