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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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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.
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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.
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
- 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 Word Forms
- r·DZ verb (used with object) preremoved preremoving
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of remove1
Example Sentences
After it was removed from the scene, the Cybertruck burst into flames again at a nearby tow yard, a person with knowledge of the incident not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Times.
By law, Fed governors can only be removed for cause, but it is unclear whether that protection extends to the role leading the board.
Castillo requested the restraining order as part of a civil lawsuit she filed against the city in February, in which she claims she was illegally removed from office.
Since it closed, 4,880 elements of spent fuel have been removed from the two nuclear reactors.
Meanwhile, there were signs that talks on Thursday between US and South Korean trade officials in Washington DC, aimed at removing tariffs, have been positive.
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