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remove

[ri-moov]

verb (used with object)

removed, removing 
  1. to move from a place or position; take away or off.

    to remove the napkins from the table.

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    Antonyms:
  2. to take off or shed (an article of clothing).

    to remove one's jacket.

  3. to move or shift to another place or position; transfer.

    She removed the painting to another wall.

    Synonyms: ,
  4. to put out; send away.

    to remove a tenant.

  5. to dismiss or force from a position or office; discharge.

    They removed him for embezzling.

  6. to take away, withdraw, or eliminate.

    to remove the threat of danger.

  7. to get rid of; do away with; put an end to.

    to remove a stain;

    to remove the source of disease.

  8. to kill; assassinate.

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verb (used without object)

removed, removing 
  1. to move from one place to another, especially to another locality or residence.

    We remove to Newport early in July.

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  2. to go away; depart; disappear.

noun

  1. the act of removing.

  2. a removal from one place, as of residence, to another.

  3. the distance by which one person, place, or thing is separated from another.

    to see something at a remove.

  4. a mental distance from the reality of something as a result of psychological detachment or lack of experience.

    to criticize something at a remove.

  5. a degree of difference, as that due to descent, transmission, etc..

    a folk survival, at many removes, of a druidic rite.

  6. a step or degree, as in a graded scale.

  7. British.a promotion of a pupil to a higher class or division at school.

remove

/ ɪˈː /

verb

  1. to take away and place elsewhere

  2. to displace (someone) from office; dismiss

  3. to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish

  4. to cause (dirt, stains, or anything unwanted) to disappear; get rid of

  5. euphemisticto assassinate; kill

  6. formal(intr) to change the location of one's home or place of business

    the publishers have removed to Mayfair

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work

  2. the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another

    only one remove from madness

  3. (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

  4. (at a formal dinner, formerly) a dish to be changed while the rest of the course remains on the table

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • preremove verb (used with object)
  • ˈDZ adjective
  • ˈDZ adverb
  • ˌDZˈٲ noun
  • ˈDZ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of remove1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English verb remeven, remefen, remoeven, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin 𳾴DZŧ; re-, move
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of remove1

C14: from Old French removoir , from Latin 𳾴DZŧ ; see move
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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.

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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.

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Israel's prime minister also said the operation would continue for "as many days as it takes to remove this threat".

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Many can remember what happened to both Iraq and Libya when strong centralised government was removed.

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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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