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1) to take out (something written or printed) (delete)

2) to take out (s dead body) from the earth (for examination) (exhume)

3) to take out from (a book etc) what are considered to be (improper or objectionable parts) (expurgate)

4) to take out (things) already packed (unpack)

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Meaning:
annihilate

to destroy (a group, community) completely

destroy completely

demolish

to pull down (e.g. old buildings)

destroy; consume

disable

to make (a person) unable to do something, especially take away the power of using the limbs, or of seeing or hearing

render inoperative; cripple

eliminate

to remove (something); get rid of (something) because unnecessary or unwanted

remove, throw out

eradicate

to destroy or put an end to (something bad)

destroy; remove

erase

to rub or scrape out (something)

remove; rub out

food

something that can be eaten by people or animals, or used by plants, to keep them living and for growth

edible material

immobilize

to make (a person, thing) immobile

disable

obliterate

to remove all signs of (something); destroy (something)

destroy

overpower

to defeat (a person) because of greater strength or numbers

beat; get the upper hand

pull

to use force or effort on (a person or thing) so as to move (her, him, it) towards oneself or behind oneself and in the same direction

drawing something with force

remove

to take something away, off or out (from a place); to dismiss a person (which is more usual)

lift or move object; take off, away

replace

to put (something) back in its place; to take the place of (a person, thing); to supply, use, (a person, thing) as a substitute

take the place of; put in place of

subtract

to take a number, amount etc away (from another number etc)

take away

supplant

to take the place of (a person, machine, system etc)

displace, replace

unpack

to take out (things) already packed

remove

wash-out

to clean (the inside of) something

cancel, revoke

withdraw

to take (something) out or away; to take back (a statement, an offer); (to cause a person, animal, claw etc) to move back or away

remove something or someone from situation

TAKE OUT as in Wiktionary
TAKE OUT as in Wikipedia