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bring away

bring away verb: to cause or perform an abortion.

Verb

bring away (third-person singular simple present brings away, present participle bringing away, simple past and past participle brought away)

  1. (dated) To cause or perform an abortion.

Forms of bring away

third-person singular presentbrings away
present participlebringing away
past participlebrought away
pastbrought away

Questions about bring away

What does bring away mean?
Bring away means to cause or perform an abortion.
What part of speech is bring away?
Bring away is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring away?
The past tense of bring away is brought away.

Words near bring away in the dictionary

  1. bring a lump to someone's throat
  2. bring about
  3. bring along
  4. bring an end to
  5. bring around
  6. bring away
  7. bring back
  8. bring back to life
  9. bring centre
  10. bring centres
  11. bring coals to Newcastle

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