remove

[ ri-moov ]

/ rɪˈmuv /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR remove ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), re·moved, re·mov·ing.

to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.

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.

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.

verb (used without object), re·moved, re·mov·ing.

to move from one place to another, especially to another locality or residence: We remove to Newport early in July.

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.

Nearby words

Origin of remove

1250–1300; Middle English removen (v.) < Old French remouvoir < Latin removēre. See re-, move

SYNONYMS FOR remove

1. dislodge. 3. displace, transport. 8. murder.

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR remove ON THESAURUS.COM

ANTONYMS FOR remove

1. leave. 9. remain.

SEE MORE ANTONYMS FOR remove ON THESAURUS.COM

Related formspre·re·move, verb (used with object), pre·re·moved, pre·re·mov·ing.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for remove

Using a heatproof slotted spoon, remove the shallots to a paper towel-lined plate.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Allow beans to cool completely then remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Remove some shallots from the buttermilk and dredge in the seasoned flour mixture.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.
Carla Hall’s Christmas Day Treat: Rum Balls|Carla Hall|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Remove the roast from the pan and let rest for a minimum of 15 minutes.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Still Maria lay upon my lap, and still I resisted every attempt that was made to remove her.
Beaux and Belles of England|Mary Robinson
An attempt to remove it, the surgeons determined, would be more hazardous to life than to permit it to remain.
The Memories of Fifty Years|William H. Sparks
Remove part of the fat, and take half a pint three or four times a day.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
Remove the bouquet garni, strain the broth through a fine sieve and return to the pot.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
On the other hand, wholesale emigration was not sufficient to remove the evil.
Chaldea|Znade A. Ragozin

British Dictionary definitions for remove

remove

/ (rɪˈmuːv) /

verb (mainly tr)

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

(intr) formal to change the location of one's home or place of businessthe 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 anotheronly one remove from madness

British (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 Formsremovable, adjectiveremovability or removableness, nounremovably, adverbremover, noun

Word Origin for remove

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

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

Word Origin and History for remove

remove

early 14c., "move, take away, dismiss," from Old French removoir "move, stir; leave, depart; take away," from Latin removere "move back or away, take away, put out of view, subtract," from re- "back, away" (see re-) + movere "to move" (see move (v.)). Related: Removed; removing.

remove

1550s, "act of removing," from remove (v.). Sense of "distance or space by which any thing is removed from another" is attested from 1620s.

remove

verb (used with object), re·moved, re·mov·ing.

verb (used without object), re·moved, re·mov·ing.

noun

RELATED CONTENT

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of remove

Examples from the Web for remove

remove

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Word Origin for remove

remove

remove