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   Re·move

   /rəˈmo͞ov/

   

   verb

   • 1. take (something) away or off from the position occupied: "Customs officials removed documents from the premises" Similar detachunfastenseparatepull outtake outdisconnectunclicktake offundounfastentake outproducebring outget outdraw outwithdrawextractpull outfish outtake awaycarry awaymoveshiftconveytransportconfiscatetake possession ofinformal:cart offclean offwash offwipe offrinse offscrub offsponge outdeleteeraserub outcross outstrike outink outscore outblock outblue-pencilcut outeliminateeffaceobliterateuproottake outpull outeradicatedestroycut offchop offlop offhack offamputateexciseOpposite attachput oninsertreplaceput backadd
   • ▪ take off (clothing): "he sat down and quickly removed his shoes and socks" Similar take offpull offpeel offshrug offdiscarddivest oneself ofshedfling offfling asideclimb out ofslip out ofundounfastenunbuttonunzipdated:doffOpposite donput on
   • ▪ change one's home or place of residence by moving to (another place): dated "he removed to Mexico and began afresh" Similar movemove housemove awaygo awayrelocatetransferdecampmigrateemigrateflitinformal:up stickspull up stakes
   • ▪ compel (someone) by law to move to another area: historical South African "a man is removed to the tribal district of his forbears"
   • 2. eliminate or get rid of: "they removed thousands of needy youngsters from the system" Similar withdrawabolisheliminateget rid ofdo away withtake awaystopput an end tocutinformal:axeOpposite introducebring in
   • ▪ dismiss from a job or office: "he was removed from his teaching position" Similar dismissdischargeget rid ofdislodgedisplacethrow outevictejectexpeloustpurgeunseatdeposetopplesupplantdethroneinformal:sackfirekick outboot outdefenestrategive someone the bootgive someone their marching ordersshow someone the doorturf outdated:outOpposite installappoint
   • 3. be distant from: "it is an isolated place, far removed from the London art world"
   • ▪ be very different from: "an explanation that is far removed from the truth"

   noun

   • 1. a degree of remoteness or separation: "at this remove, the whole incident seems insane"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. remover noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   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.

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   The verb remove usually means taking something off or getting rid of something. For example, when you take off your coat, you remove it, or when you remove a skillet from the heat, you take it off the burner. Remove can apply to people: a law-breaking politician who is removed from office.

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