to strip away
27
4.0
- phrasal verb
- /strɪp əˈweɪ/
:
quitar
- Meanwhile, two decades of taxpayer rebellion have stripped away the means necessary for government workers to provide help during emergencies.
And so to have this life that you love stripped away, you have to start all over from the dust.
- And so to have this life that you love stripped away, you have to start all over from the dust.
- It permits certain possible misidentifications to be stripped away.
- With this vlog, I'm trying really hard to strip away the perfectionist tendencies and just do.
- Yeah, people are stripping away context through all these things and things like long form conversations like this.
- If we I was to strip away your name, your job title, your achievements and accomplishments in life.
- as you. This is the real you. If you strip away the conditioning, if you strip away the fear, and you prime yourself for your true nature,
- And once that was stripped away, I just, I mean, the freedom from that way of being was so exquisite and, and deep.
- Fiber is stripped away to give you white sugar, to give you refined flour, to give you all the conveniences of today.
- It was, it was like, all right, I've stripped away all my responsibilities and relationships and here I am sitting alone.
- The fucking audacity to attack this small group to try to strip away their rights when they have no podium to speak on.
- Like, because it satisfies this very deep need we have for transcendence and meaning that got stripped away when we became secular.
- And as they try and strip away your rights and freedoms and you allow them because you think there's no other option, there is.
Examples
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In order to focus on what truly matters, he learned to strip away distractions from his daily routine.
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Everything he wants of us has been stripped away.
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Here, we strip away all the labels and the status, politics and everything.
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Unfortunately, he has also found that most schools strip away these diverse resources as children progress through the grades.
Academic text (2004) -
We must strip away the last vestiges of your old self.
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I've stripped away everything, everything I've known.
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As the project progressed, we had to strip away unnecessary features to stay on budget.
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To improve efficiency, the company decided to strip away outdated processes from its operations.
Synonyms
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
∞
3.0
To free someone from something harmful or unwanted
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
∞
1.5
To remove clothes or something from your body
948
1.9
To remove something from a place or container
795
2.3
To remove something from a place or reduce something important, for example a right
502
3.4
Remove or kill something completely so it is gone
189
4.2
Destroy something so nothing is left
144
1.6
Remove marks, writing, or digital files so they are no longer visible
136
3.2
To remove something unwanted from a place
88
3.7
Remove something so it is no longer used
85
6.6
Remove something harmful completely, for example a disease or pest
49
6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
29
4.6
To make a feeling or idea go away
28
2.0
To remove something from a surface by moving a cloth over it, like tears or dirt
24
4.8
To pull something out with force
24
4.2
To make something smaller or weaker by removing small parts slowly
21
8.8
To remove all signs of something like a record or memory so it cannot be found
20
1.0
Remove dirt or marks from a surface by rubbing with a cloth
18
4.6
Gradually make something weaker by repeated small actions
17
4.1
Slowly damages metal, rock and someone's confidence by chemicals or steady pressure
16
3.8
To get rid of something completely so it no longer exists
15
6.3
Remove a substance or part from material like soil
14
7.2
To cut out part of a body or text
12
3.0
To pull something off quickly until it rips
10
5.1
To make a list or group smaller by removing items over time
10
3.6
Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted
10
1.8
To take things away from a place to make it tidy
9
3.7
To remove clothes or a cover completely and quickly
8
3.0
Remove things from a surface to make it empty or clean
8
3.4
To take off the outer layer by pulling it
7
4.3
To make people forget and stop caring about something
5
3.4
To remove a part from something with a knife or tool
3
5.9
To make something smaller gradually by cutting or wearing it away
2
8.1
To remove something so it is no longer visible or remembered
2
3.8
To slowly remove material by rubbing or long use
2
4.2
To remove things you do not need to make something smaller or work better
1
2.2
To remove dirt or leaves from a place using a broom
1
2.5
To remove dirt or stains by rubbing hard with a brush
1
9.9
To destroy something completely, including its root
1
5.4
To remove small pieces from something slowly by steady effort
1
3.4
Remove a mark by moving a cloth or hand over it many times
1
7.5
To get rid of something unwanted, for example a bad habit or a weak branch
1
1.0
To remove dirt or mud from a surface
To take cloth coverings off something to show it
To remove unwanted parts from something after checking it carefully
Antonyms
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Morphology
The meaning 'to remove or eliminate' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'strip' (to remove a covering or layer) with 'away' (indicating removal/disappearance). This verb+particle composition follows a common, compositional English pattern and even metaphorical uses (e.g., confidence) remain predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrasal verb strip away comes from the simple image of taking off outer layers: to strip something (take its cover off) and pull it away. That's why we use it to mean 'to remove what is not needed or to show what is underneath'.