remove
Americanverb (used with object)
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to move from a place or position; take away or off.
to remove the napkins from the table.
- Synonyms:
- dislodge
- Antonyms:
- leave
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to take off or shed (an article of clothing).
to remove one's jacket.
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to move or shift to another place or position; transfer.
She removed the painting to another wall.
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to put out; send away.
to remove a tenant.
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to dismiss or force from a position or office; discharge.
They removed him for embezzling.
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to take away, withdraw, or eliminate.
to remove the threat of danger.
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to get rid of; do away with; put an end to.
to remove a stain;
to remove the source of disease.
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to kill; assassinate.
- Synonyms:
- murder
verb (used without object)
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to move from one place to another, especially to another locality or residence.
We remove to Newport early in July.
- Antonyms:
- remain
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to go away; depart; disappear.
noun
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the act of removing.
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a removal from one place, as of residence, to another.
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the distance by which one person, place, or thing is separated from another.
to see something at a remove.
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a mental distance from the reality of something as a result of psychological detachment or lack of experience.
to criticize something at a remove.
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a degree of difference, as that due to descent, transmission, etc..
a folk survival, at many removes, of a druidic rite.
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a step or degree, as in a graded scale.
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British. a promotion of a pupil to a higher class or division at school.
verb
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to take away and place elsewhere
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to displace (someone) from office; dismiss
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to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish
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to cause (dirt, stains, or anything unwanted) to disappear; get rid of
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euphemistic to assassinate; kill
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formal (intr) to change the location of one's home or place of business
the publishers have removed to Mayfair
noun
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the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work
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the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another
only one remove from madness
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(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
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(at a formal dinner, formerly) a dish to be changed while the rest of the course remains on the table
Other Word Forms
- preremove verb (used with object)
- removability noun
- removable adjective
- removably adverb
- remover noun
Etymology
Origin of remove
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English verb remeven, remefen, remoeven, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre; re-, move
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
When “two velcro patches” were found to be missing from the jacket, two agents removed their own patches and “ran” them over to Patel’s aircraft.
From Salon
The sign would soon be removed, but their memories have yet to fade.
DHS regulations allow continued detention when “there is a significant likelihood of removing a detained alien in the reasonably foreseeable future.”
From Los Angeles Times
Starting December 10, some of the world's largest social media platforms will be forced to remove all users under the age of 16 in Australia.
From Barron's
Kevin says the post was up for more than an hour before it was removed.
From BBC
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