Definition

Verb: - To completely remove, abolish, or put an end to something. It implies a decisive termination or elimination.

Usage

This verb phrase is used to describe the action of getting rid of something, such as a rule, a system, a physical object, or a practice. It often carries a sense of finality and is typically used in more formal or decisive contexts.

Examples

• The government decided to do away with the outdated tax law.
• Many companies are doing away with plastic packaging to help the environment.
• We should do away with these old files to clear up storage space.

Advanced Usage

• "to do away with oneself": A euphemistic idiom meaning to commit suicide.
  • The historical records suggest the deposed king did away with himself.

Variants and Related Words

• Abolish (verb): To formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution.
  • They voted to abolish the fee.
• Eliminate (verb): To completely remove or get rid of something.
  • The new process eliminates several unnecessary steps.

Synonyms

• Abolish
• Eliminate
• Terminate
• Remove
• Get rid of

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Do away with does not have common phrasal verb variations itself, as it is already a set phrase.

Related Idioms

• "Do away with" itself functions as an idiomatic phrasal verb.

Verb

1. terminate, end, or take out
   • Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
   • Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
   • eliminate my debts