remove
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.
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.
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.
Origin of remove
1Other words for remove
Opposites for remove
Other words from remove
- pre·re·move, verb (used with object), pre·re·moved, pre·re·mov·ing.
Words Nearby remove
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How to use remove in a sentence
When we restage these plays —and in the early 21st century, we never seem of tiring of doing so—we’re undertaking something similar, albeit at an extra remove.
What the Greek Myths Can Teach Us About Our Moment of Crisis | Charlotte Higgins | January 19, 2022 | TimeThe minimalist yet vibrant pictures were made while Rose cocooned for much of 2020 in a Delaware beach house, at a remove from the pandemic and the election.
In the galleries: Works of art emerge via waking up with a word in mind | Mark Jenkins | May 21, 2021 | Washington PostIt is unclear to what degree Rudin will choose to step away creatively or financially from those films, and what action A24 would take to keep him at a remove.
It’s so clearly built for the communal uplift that occurs only when an audience is sharing space with a performer that the digital remove becomes an impediment.
‘A Boy and His Soul’ is an actor’s valentine to Aretha, Marvin Gaye, and Earth, Wind & Fire | Peter Marks | March 26, 2021 | Washington PostOne’s patience with the remove from the action wears thin all too quickly.
With playhouses dark, interactive theater online is lighting things up | Peter Marks | October 29, 2020 | Washington Post
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 | THE DAILY BEASTAllow 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 | THE DAILY BEASTremove 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 | THE DAILY BEASTremove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe new forces controlled by mankind have been powerless as yet to remove want and destitution, hard work and social discontent.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe bill to remove the civil disabilities of the Jews rejected in the British parliament by a vote of 288 to 165.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellShe laughed shakily and her hand went up to remove it; but he caught her fingers and held them to his face.
Uncanny Tales | VariousAnother act of bankruptcy is to convey, transfer, conceal or remove property with the intention to defraud creditors.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesFor my name's sake I will remove my wrath far off: and for my praise I will bridle thee, lest thou shouldst perish.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Various
British Dictionary definitions for remove
/ (rɪˈmuːv) /
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 business: the publishers have removed to Mayfair
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
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
Origin of remove
1Derived forms of remove
- removable, adjective
- removability or removableness, noun
- removably, adverb
- remover, noun
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