spirit off



spirit someone or something off (to some place)

to hurry someone or something away, presumably unnoticed, to another place. Aunt Jane spirited the children off to bed at half-past eight. She spirited off the leftover roast beef.
See also: off, spirit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Judita-Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak
Ganizanigah-nee-ZAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
AmalricAM-əl-rik (English), ə-MAL-rik (English)Ancient Germanic
AshlynASH-linEnglish (Modern)
Hieu-Biblical Latin
Philon-Ancient Greek