To ~ something means to make it disappear or stop operating.
He cut his rates to ~ rivals.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
To ~ something means to make it disappear or stop operating.
He cut his rates to ~ rivals.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012