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remove
[ ri-moov ]
verb (used with object)
- to move from a place or position; take away or off:
to remove the napkins from the table.
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Antonyms:
- 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.
Synonyms: ,
- 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.
Synonyms:
verb (used without object)
- to move from one place to another, especially to another locality or residence:
We remove to Newport early in July.
Antonyms:
- 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.
remove
/ ɪˈː /
verb
- 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
- formal.intr to change the location of one's home or place of business
the 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 another
only one remove from madness
- (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 Forms
- ˈDZ, adjective
- ˈDZ, adverb
- ˌDZˈٲ, noun
- ˈDZ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- r·DZ verb (used with object) preremoved preremoving
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of remove1
Example Sentences
Trump officials argue that they are unable to return him because they lack the authority to remove him from jail in El Salvador.
Cormorant’s bill is held by rubber band during bath to remove oil after the Santa Barbara oil spill.
A cornerstone of President Donald Trump's immigration policy is removing unlawful migrants from the US, with the promise of "mass deportations".
This was reflected by some contestants in Daloa who felt the rule removed an element of personal expression.
Treatments to remove wrinkles and tone arms, thighs and stomachs are driving a rise in cosmetic surgery, the latest figures from UK private clinics suggest.
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