Function: transitive verb
Date: 13th century
1 a (1) : DEDUCT , SEPARATE (2) : EXCLUDE , OMIT (3) : WITHDRAW , WITHHOLD b : to find release for : VENT < take out their resentments on one another ― J. W. Aldridge> c (1) : ELIMINATE (2) : KILL , DESTROY (3) : KNOCK OUT
2 : to take as an equivalent in another form < took the debt out in trade>
3 a : to obtain from the proper authority < take out a charter> < take out a second mortgage> b : to arrange for (insurance)
4 : to overcall (a bridge partner) in a different suit
intransitive verb : to start on a course : SET OUT
– take it out on : to expend anger, vexation, or frustration in harassment of