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(informal) To have gotten rid off
“I nodded, and she slipped into the hall to demand, in an imperious tone, that the guards posted outside our suite do away with the trash.”
Past tense for to put an end to, especially formally
“There's a new society head and she's decided to do away with the old rules.”
Past tense for to physically remove or eliminate
“If there are scratches, you can use a polish cleaner or scratch remover to do away with them.”
Past tense for to renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)
“The Age of Reason aimed to do away with old beliefs and traditions and to establish a world based on the fruits of science.”
Past tense for to kill or cause the death of
“Obviously, we must suppose that the new tyrant needed to do away with his political opponents.”
Past tense for to let someone down by abandoning or neglecting them
Past tense for to remove unwanted items from
Past tense for to forcibly remove from a position of power or authority
Past tense for to solve (a problem)
Past tense for to expel or send away, especially permanently
Past tense for to anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required)
Past tense for to reduce in quantity, degree or level
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