do away with

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de abolir, eliminar ou se livrar de algo, ou (informalmente) matar alguém.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of abolishing, eliminating, or getting rid of something, or (informally) killing someone.

incontável · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, inseparável

1. Abolish or eliminateinformal

   To put an end to something, such as a rule, system, or practice.

   Abolir

   • The company decided to do away with the old dress code.
   • Many countries have done away with the death penalty.
   • We should do away with unnecessary paperwork.

   Sinônimosabolishabrogateannulcanceleliminateenderadicateinvalidatenullifyquashremoverepealrescindrevoketerminate

   Antônimoscreateestablishfoundinstituteintroduce

2. Kill or murderinformal

   To kill someone or something, often in a euphemistic way.

   Matar

   • The villain threatened to do away with the witness.
   • In the story, the king did away with his rivals.
   • The farmer had to do away with the injured animal.

   Sinônimosassassinatebump offdispatcheliminateexecutekillmurderslaytake outterminatewhack

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