take off

take off:

I. dēmo, dempsi, demptum, 3: v. TAKE AWAY.

II. To remove by cutting: ampŭtāre, praecīdĕre: v. CUT OFF.

III. To reduce one's price: mĭnuo, ui, ūtum, 3: v. ABATE.

IV. To portray: ădumbro, 1: v. SKETCH.

V. To mimic: ĭmĭtor, 1: v. IMITATE. Phr. to t. off one's beard, barbam tondere, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 58: to t. off a garment, vestem deponere, Curt. 3, 5, 2: to t. the burdens off the beasts, jumentis onera deponere, Caes. B. C. 1, 80: they never took their eyes off him, oculos de isto nunquam dejecere, Cic. Verr. 4, 15, 33: "to t. off the hat" (as a mark of respect), caput aperire, id. Phil. 2, 31, 77.