| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | The act or process of eliminating: clearance, elimination, eradication, liquidation, removal, riddance. See KEEP. | | VERB: | 1. Law. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt: absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate. Law : acquit. See LAW. 2. To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution: eliminate, eradicate, liquidate, remove, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, put an end to. See HELP, KEEP. 3. Medicine. To discharge (wastes or foreign substances) from the body: eliminate, evacuate, excrete. See KEEP. 4. To free from sin, guilt, or defilement: cleanse, lustrate, purify. See CLEAN, RELIGION.
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