verb
to get rid of
discard old clothes
people who discard traditional values
Synonyms: abdicate, cashier, cast, chuck, ||deep-six, ||dice, ditch, dump, jettison, junk, lay aside, reject, scrap, shed, ||shoot, shuck (off), slough, throw away, throw out, wash out
Related Word: abandon, desert, forsake; repudiate, spurn; dismiss, eject, oust
Idioms: do away with, let go by the board
Contrasted words: adopt, embrace, espouse, take on, take up; employ, use, utilize; hold, hold back, keep, retain; cherish, esteem, nurture