to make away with
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To put or take out of the way, run off with; to squander; also to murder; to make away with oneself is to commit suicide.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to make away with” mean?
To put or take out of the way, run off with; to squander; also to murder; to make away with oneself is to commit suicide.
Is “to make away with” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.