quitar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abolish verb To officially end a law, system, or practice.
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- remove verb To take something away from its place.
- rob verb To take property from a person or place unlawfully, often through force or threat.
- scrap noun A small leftover piece or fragment of something.
Senses
quitar is used for these senses in English:
- abolish To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]
- abstract (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
- cut out (transitive) To remove; to omit.
- outtake (transitive) To take out, remove.
- remove (transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
- rob (transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
- scrap (transitive) To discard; to get rid of.
- take away To remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it.
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.