päästä eroon — meaning in English

English meaning

• dispose verb To get rid of something (usually with 'of').
• wean verb To gradually stop a baby or young animal from feeding on milk, switching it to other food.

Senses

päästä eroon is used for these senses in English:

• dispose (intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.
• do away with (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To abolish; to put an end to; to eliminate.
• get rid of (transitive, idiom) To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from.
• shake off To rid oneself of a malady or its symptoms
• wean (transitive, by extension, normally "wean off") To cause to quit something to which one is addicted, dependent, or habituated.

dispose — full definition

1. verb To get rid of something (usually with 'of').
2. verb To arrange or place things in a particular order.
3. verb To make someone inclined or willing to feel or act a certain way.

wean — full definition

1. verb To gradually stop a baby or young animal from feeding on milk, switching it to other food.
2. verb To gradually break a habit or dependence.

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