the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > get or be rid of > specifically a thing > by gradual process (2)
transitive. To bring or get out, esp. gradually or with difficulty. Now esp.: to get rid of, remove, or expel through effort. Cf. to work off 2 at…
transitive. To reduce or eliminate (a feeling, condition, etc.) by action or effort; (now) esp. to get rid of (surplus energy, strong emotion, etc.)…