ขจัด

Explanation

ขจัด is a transitive verb used for actively removing something unwanted or harmful. Its basic pattern is ขจัด followed by the thing being removed. It can describe removing physical substances, such as stains or odors, as well as eliminating abstract or social problems, such as doubt, poverty, or obstacles. It is usable in conversation but has a somewhat formal, explanatory tone. It appears especially often in advertising, product descriptions, news reports, and official statements.

Usage

It is commonly used in advertisements and product descriptions about removing stains or odors, in discussions of eliminating problems or doubts, and in public statements about eradicating social problems such as poverty, corruption, or disease.

Caution

Do not normally use ขจัด for simply taking out or moving an ordinary object. Use เอาออก for taking something out or ย้าย for moving it. The object of ขจัด is generally something viewed as unwanted, harmful, or troublesome.

1 remove synonyms

• กำจัด

  kamcàt get rid of

  กำจัด often suggests directly disposing of or destroying things such as garbage, pests, or enemies. ขจัด has a broader, somewhat more explanatory use and commonly applies to problems, doubts, stains, and other unwanted conditions.

• เอาออก

  เอาออก is the everyday expression for taking something out or removing it from a place. ขจัด emphasizes eliminating something because it is unwanted or harmful.

• แก้

  kɛ̂ɛ solve

  แก้ focuses on fixing or solving a problem. ขจัด emphasizes removing the problem or its cause altogether.