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makes away with
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present tense third-person singular of make away with
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1
to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully
- They made away with the baby in the middle of the night.
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2
to deprive of life
- The gangster's henchmen made away with several of his rivals.
Synonyms for makes away with
- carries off,
- claims,
- croaks
- [slang],
- destroys,
- dispatches,
- does in,
- fells,
- kills,
- slays,
- takes
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- bumps off,
- butchers,
- cuts down,
- finishes,
- gets,
- ices
- [slang],
- knocks off,
- murders,
- neutralizes,
- offs
- [slang],
- puts away,
- rubs out,
- scrags,
- snuffs,
- takes out,
- wastes,
- whacks
- [slang]
- euthanizes
- (also euthanatizes),
- puts down
Phrases Synonymous with makes away with
- does away with,
- does for
- [chiefly British]
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3
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
- The thief made away with merchandise worth thousands of dollars.
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