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re·move (ri mo̵̅o̅v′)

transitive verb removed -·moved′, removing -·mov′·ing

  1. to move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another
  2. to take off to remove one's coat
  3. to do away with; specif.,
    1. to kill or assassinate
    2. to dismiss, as from an office or position
    3. to get rid of; eliminate to remove the causes of war
  4. to take, extract, separate, or withdraw (someone or something from)

Etymology: ME remouen < OFr remouvoir < L removere: see re- & move

intransitive verb

  1. Old Poet. to go away
  2. to move away, as to another residence or place of business; move
  3. to be removable paint that removes easily

noun

  1. the act of removing
  2. the distance between one thing and another living at a far remove from here
  3. any step, interval, or degree but one short remove from victory
  4. Brit. a move to another residence or place of business: a formal usage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

remove Synonyms

remove

v.

  1. To move physically

    take away, cart away, clear away, carry away, tear away, brush away, transfer, transport, dislodge, uproot, displace, dislocate, evacuate, unload, discharge, lift up, doff, take off, shed, raise, shift, switch, lift, push, draw away, draw in, withdraw, separate, extract, detach, amputate, cut out, excavate, dig out, dip out, skim, tear out, pull out, take out, burn out, smoke out, rip out, take down, tear off, draw off, carry off, cart off, clear off, strike off, cut off, rub off, scrape off, take in, pull in.

  2. To eliminate

    get rid of, do away with, exclude; see eliminate 1.

  3. To kill

    assassinate, murder, liquidate; see kill 1.

  4. To dismiss

    discharge, displace, discard, expel; see dismiss 1, 2.


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

remove Usage Examples

Object

  • obstacle: Be sweet spoken - words have a powerful effect, and sweet speech attracts friendship and removes obstacles to progress.

Preposition: from

  • heat: Bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes 3. Remove from the heat and strain the liquid into a separate pan.

Preposition: for

  • cleaning: Use to line bottoms of cupboards or the boot of the car - easy to remove for cleaning.

Used with why or when

  • when: Your ' wants ' will be added to our database and only removed when we have successfully sourced and e-mailed you with availability.

Present participle complement

  • depend: Advertisements may be removed depending on content - please check with us first before putting them in your post.

Preposition: from

  • cartridge: When the tubing is removed from the cartridges, use the syringe you got with your CIS to s. .

Preposition: by

  • filtration: Dead, microscopic algae will clump together into particles large enough to be removed by filtration.
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