do away with

phrase

1

: to put an end to : abolish

chose to do away with a number of positions

doing away with formalities

2

: to put to death : kill

Examples of do away with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That's why Rod Brind'Amour, head coach of the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, is in favor of doing away with it entirely. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Next, do away with geography and other extraneous details by redrawing your map as what’s known as a planar graph. — Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

However, after receiving some rain in July and August, most forests have loosened fire restrictions or done away with them altogether. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2026

Only here, that company is speaker maker L-Acoustics, and the project does away with headsets entirely — redefining immersive LBE around spatial sound. — Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1