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does away with

does away with is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 does away with

What is does away with the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does away with is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do away with.

Words near does away with in the dictionary

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  4. does a slow burn
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  8. does bird
  9. does bits
  10. does business
  11. does by

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