spirit off Meaning of "spirit off"

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Definition(s):

  • (v) carry off mysteriously; as if by magic

Usage(s):

  • The greatest fear at the moment in Bonn comes not from assassins but anarchist-terrorist bands of kidnapers, who might try to spirit off Chancellor Helmut Schmidt.
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