taken out
Extracted from within
Taken out covers removal, extraction, or elimination.
You can be taken out to dinner (escorted somewhere) or have food taken out (carried away from a restaurant).
In violent contexts, to be taken out is to be killed or destroyed: The sniper took out two guards.
A loan can be taken out, insurance policies taken out.
I had a tooth taken out last week.
Murdered for political reasons
- killedCaused to die
- dispatchedSent to a destination
- terminatedBrought to an end
- liquidatedConverted holdings to currency
neutralized · whacked · hit · offed · executed · slain · murdered · removed
Forcibly removed
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- evictedRemoved from property legally
- banishedForced to leave permanently
- oustedRemoved from position
removed · barred · disqualified · eliminated · cut · dropped · bounced · shown the door
Removed by rubbing
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- removedTaken from position
- scrubbedCleaned thoroughly or canceled
- purgedRemoved thoroughly, often forcibly
wiped · cleared · stripped · excised · redacted · censored · cut · axed
Set free from confinement
- liberatedReleased from confinement
- rescuedFreed from danger
- extractedRemoved from source
- emancipatedReleased from subjugation
delivered · sprung · extricated · recovered · retrieved · evacuated · escaped
Taken from position
- pulledDrew with force
- retractedWithdrew a prior statement
- recalledBrought back mentally
- decommissionedRemoved from active service
discontinued · shelved · retired · suspended · revoked · canceled · repealed · rescinded
assassinated
Murdered for political reasons
- killedCaused to die
- dispatchedSent to a destination
- terminatedBrought to an end
liquidated · neutralized · whacked · hit · offed · executed · slain · murdered · removed · silenced
ejected
Forcibly removed
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- evictedRemoved from property legally
- banishedForced to leave permanently
ousted · removed · barred · disqualified · eliminated · cut · dropped · bounced · shown the door · blacklisted
erased
Removed by rubbing
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- removedTaken from position
- scrubbedCleaned thoroughly or canceled
purged · wiped · cleared · stripped · excised · redacted · censored · cut · axed · scratched
released
Set free from confinement
emancipated · delivered · sprung · extricated · recovered · retrieved · evacuated · escaped
removed
Taken from position
decommissioned · discontinued · shelved · retired · suspended · revoked · canceled · repealed · rescinded
dinner
Primary evening meal
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- movieRecorded visual narrative
- drinksLiquids for consumption
evening · romantic · courtship · wooing · treat · picked up · escort · entertainment · outing · date night
lent
Gave to return
taken outincluded
Made part of
kept in · incorporated · retained · integrated · restored
take, out, overtake, take out, intake, undertaking, undertake, retake, undertaken