spirited off
Whisked away mysteriously
To spirit off (or away) is to remove someone or something quickly and secretly, as if by supernatural means.
The phrase suggests mysterious or unexplained disappearance: The witness was spirited off to a safe house, The documents were spirited away before investigators arrived.
Often implies the person or thing vanishes without explanation or against their will.
- abductTake someone unlawfully
- vanishCease to be visible
- carry offExecute successfully
- whisked awayRapidly taken elsewhere
- concealKeep from being seen
secret passage · smuggle · snatch · taken away · whisk · displace · remove · abscond · camouflage · shroud · transport · relocate · hide · cloak · elude · evacuate · obscure · extract
spirited offleft behind
Abandoned or forgotten
abandoned · left in place · stranded · kept · left alone
spirited offintroduced
Made formally acquainted
ushered in · brought forth · brought in · delivered · returned
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