strip away

Verb

strip away (third-person singular simple present strips away, present participle stripping away, simple past and past participle stripped away)

1. (transitive) To remove, whether bit by bit or suddenly.
   • When we stripped away the old wallpaper, we discovered an interesting mural painted on the wall.
   • The government has stripped away some of our basic rights by passing a series of controversial laws.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To discard or disregard; to ignore (a factor that obscures the reality).
   • If you strip away the hype, you find that he is just an ordinary person trying to make a living, like everyone else.