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removed Definition

re·moved (ri mo̵̅o̅vd′)

adjective

    1. distant in relationship
    2. of a younger or older generation one's first cousin once removed is the child of one's first cousin
  2. remote; distant; disconnected: with from

removed Synonyms

removed

modif.

  1. Taken out

    extracted, eliminated, withdrawn, evacuated, dislodged, ejected, pulled out, amputated, detached, excised, expunged, extirpated.

    Antonyms left, ignored, established.

  2. Distant

    faraway, disconnected, separate; see distant 1, remote 1, 3.

  3. Dismissed

    ousted, relieved of office, retired; see discharged 1, recalled 2. See syn. study at far.

removed Usage Examples

Preposition: for

  • study: Raworth - Removed For Further Study: The Poetry of Tom Raworth *** The Gig 13/14 Ed.

Modifies a noun

  • cockle: CHARGES 1. Removed cockles from the closed Three Rivers Fishery 2. Failed to redeposit shellfish taken contrary to Byelaw.
  • comment: Revision 1.6 ( by marknodine-- ) Removed confusing comment about requiring forms support from the title.
  • right: Page 31 - Removed right to appoint advisers and replaced with right to appoint Co-opted Representatives.
removed Quotes

They that trust in the L shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

—Bible (Old Testament)

It is far too large. It ought to be removed.

—Beecham, SirThomas

The detective novel is†the classic example of a specialized form of art removed from contact with the life it pretends to build on.

—Pritchett, Sir V(ictor) S(awdon)

The sooner the Crown Colony system is removed from thesphere of practical politicsand put underaglasscase in the South Kensington Museum, labelled 'Extinct', the better for everyone.

—Kingsley, Mary Henrietta