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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.
Synonyms:Antonyms: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.
Synonyms:
verb (used without object)
to move from one place to another, especially to another locality or residence.
We remove to Newport early in July.
Antonyms: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
euphemisticto 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
Other 51Թ Forms
- preremove verb (used with object)
- ˈDZ adjective
- ˈDZ adverb
- ˌDZˈٲ noun
- ˈDZ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of remove1
Example Sentences
Eve has removed herself from the platform as she said users promoted "detrimental and disordered" eating and she was worried about the impact it is having on younger people.
Jordan once took Boudica back to their destroyed neighborhood in Altadena, before debris was removed, and realized that might not have been a good idea.
Israel's prime minister also said the operation would continue for "as many days as it takes to remove this threat".
Many can remember what happened to both Iraq and Libya when strong centralised government was removed.
According to the complaint, the patient reported to Brock’s office in September 2018 for a dilation and curettage to remove remaining tissues from her uterus.
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