Antonyms for lay aside

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ley

Phonetic Transcription : leɪ

Definition of lay aside

Origin : Old English lecgan "to place on the ground (or other surface)," also "put down (often by striking)," from Proto-Germanic *lagjanan (cf. Old Saxon leggian, Old Norse leggja, Old Frisian ledza, Middle Dutch legghan, Dutch leggen, Old High German lecken, German legen, Gothic lagjan "to lay, put, place"), causative of lie (v.2). As a noun, from 1550s, "act of laying." Meaning "way in which something is laid" (e.g. lay of the land) first recorded 1819.
Meaning "have sex with" first recorded 1934, in U.S. slang, probably from sense of "deposit" (which was in Old English, as in lay an egg, lay a bet, etc.), perhaps reinforced by to lie with, a phrase frequently met in the Bible. The noun meaning "woman available for sexual intercourse" is attested from 1930, but there are suggestions of it in stage puns from as far back as 1767. To lay for (someone) "await a chance at revenge" is from late 15c.; lay low "stay inconspicuous" is from 1839. To lay (someone) low preserves the secondary Old English sense.

As in interrupt : verb bother, interfere
As in pigeonhole : verb categorize; shelve
As in put away/put aside/put by : verb keep in
As in relinquish : verb give up, let go
As in salt away : verb save, store up
As in save : verb economize; set money aside for later use
As in bank : verb collect money or advantage
As in shelve : verb defer, postpone
As in suspend : verb delay, hold off
As in sock away : verb bank
As in dismiss : verb put out of one's mind

Example sentences :

But off the stage we lay aside heroics, or how should we ever get on?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Do they take them and leave them at will, as we lay aside a habit or a mask?
Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet

Now, lay aside all those thoughts, Falder, and look to the future.
Extract from : « Justice (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

How can I lay aside my clergyman's cloak for the soldier's uniform?
Extract from : « The New Land » by Elma Ehrlich Levinger

The usual young woman, that is, if you lay aside her unusual beauty.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various

Now listen to me, Robert: you must lay aside your uniform, and return to college.
Extract from : « Behind the Scenes » by Elizabeth Keckley

They are very unwilling, under any circumstances, to lay aside the natit.
Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner

Farewell, my child; and do not lay aside your resolution as hastily as you took it up.
Extract from : « The Bravo of Venice » by Heinrich Zschokke

Lay aside your mother's love-letters for a while and read her will instead.
Extract from : « The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura » by Lucius Apuleius

He must lay aside his violin; he must put on his brocade coat and his lace ruffles.
Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

Synonyms for lay aside

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