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write sb out of sth

phrasal verb with write
 
 
/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written or old use writ)

Definition

to change the story of a regular television or radio programme so that a particular character is not in it any moreAdapting and modifying ChangingAdapting and attuning to somethingCasting, roles and scripts
(Definition of write sb out of sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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