spirit away

Verb

Meaning

carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously

carry off mysteriously; as if by magic

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

shanghai sneeze kidnap abduct carry away carry off spirit off abducting

Antonyms

free provide body release stay mistake
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Hypernyms

take away carry away carry off bear off bear away

Examples

The old people were concerned that because we were putting their oral stories into another form, I was taking their spirit away. They thought it would damage or even kill the oral tradition. Alanis Obomsawin

Close letter words and terms

spiring spirit spirit animal spirit bear spirit blue spirit board