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3 letters

LOP
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"

HIT
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

OFF
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

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SLAY
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

TAKE
Engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we take a guide in Rome?"

DOFF
Remove; "He doffed his hat"

DELE

SHED
Cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; "our dog sheds every Spring"

OUST
Remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

WIPE
The act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"

XOUT

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PURGE
An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"

EXPEL
Eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

CLEAR
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"

SHIFT
The act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"

ERASE
Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"

STRIP
A form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"

EVICT
Expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

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DETACH
Cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

DELETE
Wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information; "Who erased the files form my hard disk?"

ABSENT
Nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"

MURDER
Unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

DEDUCT
Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

EXCISE
Remove by cutting; "The surgeon excised the tumor"

UPROOT
Pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

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DETRACT
Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"

DISMISS
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

EXTRACT

ICINESS
A lack of affection or enthusiasm; "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"

EXPUNGE
Remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; "Please strike this remark from the record"; "scratch that remark"

MOVEOUT
Move out of one's old house or office

TAKEOUT
Prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises; "in England they call takeout food `takeaway'"

BUMPOFF
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

EXTRACT
A solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

TEAROUT

OBVIATE
Do away with

TAKEOFF
Remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

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DISLODGE
Remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

TAKEAWAY
Take away a part from; diminish; "His bad manners detract from his good character"

DISPATCH
The act of sending off something

TRANSFER
Transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

GETRIDOF
Do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

WITHDRAW
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

ABSTRACT
A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"

JETTISON
Throw as from an airplane

SUBTRACT
Take off or away; "this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French"

9 letters

SEQUESTER
Set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

POLISHOFF
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

ELIMINATE
Eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"