spiriting off
Secretly taking someone
To spirit off is to whisk someone or something away quickly and often secretly, as if by supernatural means: The children were spirited off to a safe house before dawn.
The phrase suggests removal that happens so swiftly or quietly it seems almost magical—someone vanishes before anyone notices.
- abductionUnlawful seizure of person
- kidnappingUnlawful seizure of person
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- furtiveSecretive and sly
absconding · snatching · taken away · covert · cloak and dagger · dead of night · conveyance · transfer · relocation · displacement · seizing · whisk away · vanishing act · confiscation · veiled · eloping · disappearance · hidden
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spiriting offbringing in
Conveying to interior
returning · restoring · bringing back · introducing · delivering
spiriting offreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · liberating · letting go · surrendering · relinquishing
spiriting offparading
Marching ceremonially through streets
displaying · presenting · processing · showing off · exhibiting
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