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put away

verb

Definition of put away

  1. transitive verb

  2. 1a :  discard, renounce to put grief away is disloyal to the memory of the departed — H. A. Overstreetb :  divorce

  3. 2 :  to eat or drink up :  consume

  4. 3a :  to confine especially in a mental institutionb :  buryc :  kill

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  1. the naval authorities put away the body yesterday

14th Century

First Known Use of put away

14th century

put away Synonyms

Synonyms
entomb, hearse, inhume, inter, lay, bury, tomb
Antonyms
disinter, exhume, unearth
Related Words
immure, inurn; enshrine; conceal, cover, ensconce, hide; obscure, shade, shield; cloak, curtain, enshroud, shroud; rebury, reinter; coffin
Near Antonyms
burn, cremate; bare, disclose, discover, display, exhibit, expose, reveal, show; uncoffin

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