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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

  1. verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
  2. verb To defeat someone completely and overwhelmingly.
  3. verb To kill an animal deliberately, usually for humane or safety reasons.

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