Antonyms for takes out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : teyk
Phonetic Transcription : teɪk


Definition of takes out

Origin :
  • 1650s, "that which is taken in payment," from take (v.). Sense of "money taken in" by a single performance, etc., is from 1931. Movie-making sense is recorded from 1927. Criminal sense of "money acquired by theft" is from 1888. The verb sense of "to cheat, defraud" is from 1920. On the take "amenable to bribery" is from 1930.
  • As in incapacitate : verb put out of action
  • As in milk : verb tap; exploit
  • As in murder : verb kill
  • As in nullify : verb cancel, revoke
  • As in obliterate : verb destroy
  • As in abbreviate : verb shorten
  • As in overpower : verb beat; get the upper hand
  • As in abstract : verb take away from
  • As in pull : verb drawing something with force
  • As in release : verb let go, let out
  • As in remove : verb lift or move object; take off, away
  • As in remove : verb do away with; kill
  • As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
  • As in sabotage : verb incapacitate, damage
  • As in see : verb accompany, guide
  • As in subtract : verb take away
  • As in supplant : verb displace, replace
  • As in take : verb subtract
  • As in treat : verb pay the bill for someone else
  • As in void : verb nullify, cancel
  • As in wallop : verb beat, hit
  • As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
  • As in wreck : verb ruin, destroy
  • As in accompany : verb go or be with something
  • As in unpack : verb remove
  • As in cheat : verb defraud, fool
  • As in immobilize : verb disable
  • As in court : verb fawn over, pay attention to
  • As in date : verb see person socially
  • As in demolish : verb destroy; consume
  • As in disable : verb render inoperative; cripple
  • As in dispatch : verb kill
  • As in eliminate : verb remove, throw out
  • As in eradicate : verb destroy; remove
  • As in erase : verb remove; rub out
  • As in escort : verb act as a companion, guard
  • As in expunge : verb destroy, obliterate
  • As in finish : verb defeat; kill
  • As in annihilate : verb destroy completely
  • As in handicap : verb give disadvantage
Example sentences :
  • With his bill he takes out the oil and spreads it over his feathers.
  • Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various
  • He takes out his handkerchief and mops the sweat from his face.
  • Extract from : « Justice (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • If he takes out the one with my name, then I and Henri will go with you.
  • Extract from : « Saint Bartholomew's Eve » by G. A. Henty
  • Takes out a revolver, shoots himself and falls on the floor.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 22, 1914 » by Various
  • He takes out the roll and brings it over for you to look at.
  • Extract from : « The Pianolist » by Gustav Kobb
  • Cut a large potato in the hot grease; it takes out impurities.
  • Extract from : « The Community Cook Book » by Anonymous
  • The sun, by evaporation, then takes out a portion at the top.
  • Extract from : « Farm drainage » by Henry Flagg French
  • He takes out his card and asks her to give it to Mr. Green and say that he is calling.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Business Etiquette » by Nella Henney
  • She unfurls the tissue paper of the box and takes out the wreath.
  • Extract from : « Possession » by Laurence Housman
  • That is a cobra he takes out; you know it by its large, flat head.
  • Extract from : « Round the Wonderful World » by G. E. Mitton

Synonyms for takes out

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