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sweep away

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Verb1.sweep away - eliminate completely and without a trace; "The old values have been wiped out"
wipe out
destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
2.sweep away - overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away"
sweep off
impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
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? sweep away
vi = sweep off
vt sep dust, leaves etc → wegfegen; (storm also, avalanche) → wegreißen; (flood etc) → wegspülen, wegschwemmen; (fig) old laws → aufräumen mit; work, accomplishments → zunichtemachen; doubts → zerstreuen; opposition → vernichten


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At length, one of the scouts, who had made a wide sweep away to the head-waters of the Blackfoot River, discovered great herds quietly grazing in the adjacent meadows.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
The solid flat of coral rock on the outside, by its breadth, breaks the first violence of the waves, which otherwise, in a day, would sweep away these islets and all their productions.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
The less enlightened and more numerous portion would sweep away social inequalities, thanks to a system in which votes are reckoned by count and not by weight.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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