do away

transitive verb

archaic

: to put an end to : destroy

a dislike which not all his fortune and consequence might do away

—Jane Austen

Phrases

do away with

1

: to put an end to : abolish, discontinue

the motor did not do away with steam power

—Roger Burlingame

attempted to do away with the entire civic art program

—Jules Langsner

2

: to put to death : kill

thousands of persons have been done away with in this manner

—Manchester Guardian Weekly

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