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clear up vs take away

take away vs clear up

clear up and take away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clear up No No Yes No
take away No No Yes No
As verbs, take away is a hypernym of clear up; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than clear up:
  • clear up: free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
  • take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Other hypernyms of clear up include remove, take, withdraw.
clear up (verb) take away (verb)
free (the throat) by making a rasping sound take out or remove
finish a task completely remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear get rid of something abstract
make clear and (more) comprehensible take away a part from; diminish
become clear buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
take from a person or place
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