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discard

verb/dɨʃ.kɐɾ.ˈtaɾ/high

des·car·tar

Definition

To get rid of something that is no longer useful or desirable.
Please discard the old newspapers.
He decided to discard that theory.
Common collocations
discard wastediscard an ideadiscard a card

Etymology

Do latim 'discartare', de 'dis-' (afastar) + 'charta' (papel, carta).

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