Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make away with

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: make -away with
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.

verb

To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate.

verb

To do away with; to destroy.

Obsolete

verb

To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense).

verb

To be excused from punishment after committing (an offense). College applicants can make away with a few office referrals and maybe a detention, but students who have been suspended or expelled may not be accepted.

Example Sentences

"Thieves made away with £50,000 of jewellery in last night's heist."
"We talked of a man’s drowning himself.―Johnson. “I should never think it time to make away with myself.”"

Etymology

From make away + with.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

makes away with (present, singular) making away with (participle, present) made away with (participle, past) made away with (past)

Synonyms

make off with

Questions

What does make away with mean?: To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
Where does make away with come from?: From make away + with.

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