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Verb
strip away
- (transitive) To remove, whether bit by bit or suddenly.
- When we stripped away the old wallpaper, we discovered an interesting mural painted on the wall.
- The government has stripped away some of our basic rights by passing a series of controversial laws.
- (transitive, figurative) To discard or disregard; to ignore (a factor that obscures the reality).
- If you strip away the hype, you find that he is just an ordinary person trying to make a living, like everyone else.
