Word Information

Remove

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Definitions for Remove

noun
degree of figurative distance or separation
Examples
  1. just one remove from madness
  2. it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy
verb
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Synonyms
take take away withdraw
Examples
  1. remove a threat
  2. remove a wrapper
  3. Remove the dirty dishes from the table
  4. take the gun from your pocket
  5. This machine withdraws heat from the environment
verb
remove from a position or an office
verb
dispose of
Synonyms
get rid of
Examples
  1. Get rid of these old shoes!
  2. The company got rid of all the dead wood
verb
cause to leave
Synonyms
take out move out
Examples
  1. The teacher took the children out of the classroom
verb
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
Synonyms
Examples
  1. He removed his children to the countryside
  2. Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city
  3. remove a case to another court
verb
go away or leave
Synonyms
Examples
  1. He absented himself
verb
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Synonyms
murder slay hit dispatch bump off off polish off
Examples
  1. The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
verb
get rid of something abstract
Synonyms
take away
Examples
  1. The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
  2. God takes away your sins

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