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remove
[ ri-moov ]
verb (used with object)
- to move from a place or position; take away or off:
to remove the napkins from the table.
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- to take off or shed (an article of clothing):
to remove one's jacket.
- to move or shift to another place or position; transfer:
She removed the painting to another wall.
Synonyms: ,
- to put out; send away:
to remove a tenant.
- to dismiss or force from a position or office; discharge:
They removed him for embezzling.
- to take away, withdraw, or eliminate:
to remove the threat of danger.
- to get rid of; do away with; put an end to:
to remove a stain;
to remove the source of disease.
- to kill; assassinate.
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verb (used without object)
- to move from one place to another, especially to another locality or residence:
We remove to Newport early in July.
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- to go away; depart; disappear.
noun
- the act of removing.
- a removal from one place, as of residence, to another.
- the distance by which one person, place, or thing is separated from another:
to see something at a remove.
- a mental distance from the reality of something as a result of psychological detachment or lack of experience:
to criticize something at a remove.
- a degree of difference, as that due to descent, transmission, etc.:
a folk survival, at many removes, of a druidic rite.
- a step or degree, as in a graded scale.
- British. a promotion of a pupil to a higher class or division at school.
remove
/ ɪˈː /
verb
- to take away and place elsewhere
- to displace (someone) from office; dismiss
- to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish
- to cause (dirt, stains, or anything unwanted) to disappear; get rid of
- euphemistic.to assassinate; kill
- formal.intr to change the location of one's home or place of business
the publishers have removed to Mayfair
noun
- the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work
- the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another
only one remove from madness
- (in certain schools) a class or form, esp one for children of about 14 years, designed to introduce them to the greater responsibilities of a more senior position in the school
- (at a formal dinner, formerly) a dish to be changed while the rest of the course remains on the table
Derived Forms
- ˈDZ, adjective
- ˈDZ, adverb
- ˌDZˈٲ, noun
- ˈDZ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- r·DZ verb (used with object) preremoved preremoving
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of remove1
Example Sentences
The comments came into focus after TikTok stated in a report it had removed a network of over 27,000 inauthentic accounts that "used fictitious personas to post comments related to the Romanian elections".
"There are still some pieces of shrapnel in my body that couldn't be removed. There were battles where it seemed like we would all be killed. But some of us survived while others fell."
At one point she even considered having her eye removed.
The retailers “have removed anything that still remained in inventory. No other production dates or Martinelli’s products are affected by this recall.”
However, a new formal process - which will involve a match observation by an FA official - will give the body the ability to remove or refuse a player's permission to play in the women's game.
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