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.

   Synonyms: dislodge
   Antonyms: leave

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: transport, displace

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.

   Synonyms: murder

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.

   Antonyms: remain

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

/ rɪˈmuːv /

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. euphemistic,  to assassinate; kill

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

   the publishers have removed to Mayfair

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

Other Word Forms

• preremove verb (used with object)
• removable adjective
• removably adverb
• removability noun
• remover noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of remove¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English verb remeven, remefen, remoeven, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre; re-, move

Word History and Origins

Origin of remove¹

C14: from Old French removoir , from Latin removēre ; see _move

Example Sentences

Hackers who attempted to extort a nursery chain by posting stolen images and data about children on the darknet have removed the posts and claim to have deleted the information.

From BBC

Goodall, in removing the barriers, raised primatology to new heights, opening the way for research on subjects ranging from political coalitions among baboons to the use of deception by an array of primates.

From Los Angeles Times

Bourne said she didn’t plan to remove her sports bra at the meeting, but said that’s typically what happens in locker rooms when girls change.

From Los Angeles Times

He also said that eight officers and one staff member had been suspended and another two officers had been removed from front-line duties.

From BBC

“You may be removed, at my discretion, for cause,” citing the law and Pulte’s referral.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• abolish 
• clear away 
• cut out 
• delete 
• discard 
• discharge 
• dismiss 
• eliminate 
• erase 
• evacuate 
• expel 
• extract 
• get rid of 
• oust 
• pull out 
• raise 
• separate 
• ship 
• take out 
• transfer