discard
[verb]
Synonyms: get rid of, abandon, cast aside, dispense with, dispose of, drop, dump (informal), jettison, reject, throw away or out

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Contrasted words: adopt, embrace, espouse, take on, take up, employ, use, utilize, hold, hold back, keep, retain, cherish, esteem, nurture
Related Idioms: do away with, let go by the board
Related Words: abandon, desert, forsake, repudiate, spurn, dismiss, eject, oust

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I. dis‧card¹ /dɪsˈkɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ verb
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: dis- + ⇒ card¹(5)]

1. [transitive] to get rid of something Synonym : throw away:
Discard any old cleaning materials.
discarded paper

2. [intransitive and transitive] to put down unwanted cards in a card game

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II. dis‧card² /ˈdɪskɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ noun [countable]
an unwanted card that is put down in a card game

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discard
verb
ADV. completely, entirely These ideas have now been completely discarded.
PREP. in favour of Older managers have been discarded in favour of younger people.

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