取とり潰つぶす

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Meanings

1

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

dissolve; break up; close down; scrap

Used for formally dissolving or shutting down an organization, company, or plan. Often implies a deliberate, sometimes forceful, termination.

不ふ祥しょう事じのため、会かい社しゃはその子こ会がい社しゃを取とり潰つぶした。
Due to a scandal, the company dissolved that subsidiary.

予よ算さん不ぶ足そくで新しん規きプロジェクトは取とり潰つぶされた。

The new project was scrapped because of budget shortfalls.

Written forms

取とり潰つぶすUsage35%
Standard kanji spelling.
とりつぶすUsage35%
取とりつぶすUsage20%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in everyday writing.
とり潰つぶすUsage10%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
潰crush, smash, break

Similar words

解かい散さんする
解散する is a general term for dissolving a group or meeting, while 取り潰す emphasizes forceful or authoritative abolition, often by an external party.
廃はい止しする
廃止する means to abolish a system or rule, whereas 取り潰す is more concrete, often applied to organizations or plans.

Etymology

Compound of 取り (prefix adding emphasis or concreteness) and 潰す (to crush, destroy). The combination conveys the idea of thoroughly crushing or dismantling something.