take away

Verb

• take away a part from; diminish
  • His bad manners detract from his good character
    

• get rid of something abstract
  • The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
    
  • God takes away your sins
    

• buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
  • We'll take out pizza, since I am too tired to cook
    

• take from a person or place
  • We took the abused child away from its parents
    

• take out or remove
  • take out the chicken after adding the vegetables
    

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • remove a threat
    
  • remove a wrapper
    
  • Remove the dirty dishes from the table
    
  • take the gun from your pocket
    
  • This machine withdraws heat from the environment
    

• remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
  • Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands
    
  • The car carried us off to the meeting
    
  • I'll take you away on a holiday
    
  • I got carried away when I saw the dead man and I started to cry
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  detract , remove , take out , take , withdraw , bear off , bear away , carry away , carry off
• Antonyms: 
  add , bring , get , convey , fetch