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cast aside en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) Synonym of discard.
    • But the row highlighted the fall from grace of the ethnically diverse women Sarkozy once promoted but later cast aside, who are now rebelling. The former young sports minister, Rama Yade, outspoken and hugely popular, has not only quit the government: she has left Sarkozy's party. 2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
casts aside Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
cast aside Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
cast aside Tense=Past lexicographic
casting aside Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

discard