removing

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)

Origin: 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