取り払う|とりはらうtoriharau[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto remove; to take away; to clear away
   彼かれらは街路がいろの雪ゆきを取り払とりはらった。↗

   They cleared the street of snow.
2. godan verb, transitive verbto tear down; to pull down; to demolish

• Synonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralThe most general word for getting rid of something that is in the way; 「取り払う」 stresses clearing something away entirely, dismantling it completely.
• Synonym取り外すとりはずすNeutralFor detaching a part that has been fitted on, as in 「カバーを取り外す」; the focus is on unfastening and taking it off.
• Synonym取り壊すとりこわすNeutralFor demolishing a building, as in 「ビルを取り壊す」; the emphasis is on destroying it, not just clearing it away.
• Synonym撤去てっきょWrittenWritten style for the removal of structures or facilities, as in 「看板の撤去」; has an official, bureaucratic flavor.
• Synonym排除はいじょWrittenWritten style for eliminating obstacles or dissenters, as in 「障害を排除」.
• Synonym除去じょきょWrittenWritten style for removing harmful substances, as in 「汚染物質の除去」.
• Synonym取り崩すとりくずすNeutralDemolishes buildings and the like; also often means drawing on savings or reserves bit by bit, while 「取り払う」 stresses clearing something away completely.
• Synonym持ち去るもちさるNeutralTo take something away, carrying it off with you; it does not stress clearing things away.
• Synonym除くのぞくNeutralTo remove or exclude, as in 「〜を除く」; a very versatile word with a wide range of uses.
• SynonymのけるNeutralTo move aside or shift something that is in the way; colloquial.
• Synonym取り去るとりさるWrittenWritten style for taking something away or removing it; rare in use — 「取り除く」 is what is normally said.
• Synonym取り除けるとりのけるNeutralTo move something aside or pick it out; rare in use and close in meaning to 「取り除く」.
• Synonymぶち壊すぶちこわすCasualTo smash something up, or to wreck a plan or the mood; colloquial and rough, while 「取り払う」 means removing something whole without necessarily destroying it.
• Synonym取っ払うとっぱらうCasualA colloquial, down-to-earth variant of 「取り払う」 with a brisk, satisfying feel; use 「取り払う」 in formal situations.
• Related出すだすNeutralTo take or put something out; extremely broad in range, and it does not stress clearing anything away.
• Related取り捨てるとりすてるNeutralMeans to throw something away; rare in use, while 「取り払う」 stresses removing something from where it stands.
• Antonym設置せっちNeutralAntonym: to establish or install something — the opposite of the removal expressed by 「取り払う」.
• Antonym据え付けるすえつけるNeutralAntonym: to install something and fix it firmly in place — the opposite of the removal expressed by 「取り払う」.
• Antonym敷設ふせつWrittenWritten style: to lay pipes, railroad tracks and the like — the opposite of 「取り払う」.
• Antonym取り付けるとりつけるNeutralAntonym: to attach or fit something on — the opposite of the dismantling expressed by 「取り払う」.

Use 「取り払う」 for taking down a partition, fence or other obstacle in its entirety, as in 「壁を取り払う」. For simply getting rid of something that is in the way, 「取り除く」 is the most general choice; for detaching a fitted part, use 「取り外す」; for demolishing a building, 「取り壊す」. In formal prose 「撤去」「排除」「除去」 are common, and the colloquial equivalent of the headword is 「取っ払う」. To install something, use the antonym 「取り付ける」.

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1. すべて取り去とりさる。除去じょきょする。