auferō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- confiscate verb To officially take away someone's property, often as a punishment or under legal authority.
- destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
- remove verb To take something away from its place.
Senses
auferō is used for these senses in English:
- carry off (transitive) To transport away.
- confiscate (transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
- destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
- remove (transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
- take away To remove something and put it in a different place.
destroy — full definition
- verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
- verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
- verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.