remove

transitive verb removed, removing

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)

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