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did away with

did away with is the simple past of do away with.

Meaning of do away with

Verb

do away with (third-person singular simple present does away with, present participle doing away with, simple past did away with, past participle done away with)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To abolish; to put an end to; to eliminate.
    • She tried to do away with the argument by changing the topic.
    Synonyms:
    expunge
  2. (euphemistic, idiomatic, informal, transitive) To have someone killed.
    • He plotted to do away with his rival.

Questions about did away with

What is did away with the simple past of?
Did away with is the simple past of do away with.

Words near did away with in the dictionary

  1. did a number on
  2. did a perish
  3. did a power of good
  4. did a runner
  5. did a slow burn
  6. did away with
  7. did battle
  8. did bird
  9. did bits
  10. did business
  11. did by

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