Verb: spirit away 'spi-rit u'wey
- Carry off mysteriously; as if by magic
"The magician spirited away the volunteer during the trick";
- spirit off
- Carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously
"The child was spirited away in the middle of the night"
Derived forms: spirits away, spirited away, spiriting away
Type of: bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away
Encyclopedia: Spirit away