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Carry off mysteriously or secretly, as in The police found that the documents had been spirited away from the office. This term derives from the noun spirit, in the sense of “a supernatural being such as a ghost.” [Second half of 1600s]

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Sometimes that takes your spirit away, and sometimes it makes you tougher.
The Real Queen of Daytime|Rebecca Dana|March 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Penance and a trust in holy relics drove the evil spirit away, and brought the monk to a proper frame of mind.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
He, too, controlled the winds and waves, and sent the evil spirit away howling through the tempest.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
The stream rushing past that cabin seemed a funeral train, powerful and free, ready to carry that brave spirit away.
The Red Lure|Roy J. Snell

She did not quite know what was the matter with her; it seemed as if something had suddenly knocked all her spirit away.
A Little Mother to the Others|L. T. Meade
It had left its paw print in the earth beside Pierre's body when it took his spirit away.
Shaman|Robert Shea

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