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take out

verb

Meaning

  • To remove.

  • To escort someone on a date.

    "Let me take you out for dinner."

  • To immobilize with force; to subdue; to incapacitate.

  • To kill or destroy.

    "The soldiers were instructed to take out the enemy base by any means necessary."

  • To win a sporting event, competition, premiership, etc.

  • To obtain by application by a legal or other official process.

    "take out a loan;  take out medical insurance;  take out a membership;  take out a patent"