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Remove

rɪˈmuːv

Remove definitions
verb
remove removed removes removing
  1. take (something) away or off from the position occupied

    "Customs officials removed documents from the premises"

    detach unfasten separate take off undo unfasten take out produce bring out get out draw out withdraw extract pull out fish out take away carry away move shift convey transport clean off wash off wipe off rinse off scrub off sponge out delete erase rub out cross out strike out ink out score out block out blue-pencil cut out eliminate efface obliterate uproot take out pull out eradicate destroy cut off chop off lop off hack off amputate excise
    • take off (clothing)

      "he sat down and quickly removed his shoes and socks"

    • change one's home or place of residence by moving to (another place)

      "he removed to Wales and began afresh"

    • compel (someone) by law to move to another area

      "a man is removed to the tribal district of his forbears"

  2. abolish or get rid of

    "exchange controls have finally been removed"

    withdraw abolish eliminate get rid of do away with take away stop put an end to cut
    • dismiss from a job

      "he was removed from his teaching position"

  3. be distant from

    "it is an isolated place, far removed from the London art world"

    • be very different from

      "an explanation that is far removed from the truth"

noun
remove removes
  1. a degree of remoteness or separation

    "at this remove, the whole incident seems insane"

    distance space of time interval
  2. a form or division in some British schools

    "a member of the Fifth Remove"