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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outboot outdefenestrategive someone the bootgive someone their marching ordersshow someone the doorturf outdated:outOpposite installappoint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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   What does removing mean?

   • the act of removing. a removal from one place, as of residence, to another. the distance by which one person, place, or thing is separated from another: to see something at a remove. a mental distance from the reality of something as a result of psychological detachment or lack of experience: to criticize something at a remove.

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   What does removing a body mean?

   • It usually refers to the act of taking the body away from the place where the death occurs for its preparation for burial or cremation. I think "removal" is the taking/transport of the body from where the person died to the funeral home where the body is prepared for the funeral.

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   What does removing a tumour mean?

   • to get rid of something unpleasant, dirty, etc.; to make something disappear remove something She has had the tumour removed. She had surgery to remove the two tumours. Considerable progress has been made in removing barriers to trade within the EU. The news removed any doubts about the company's future.

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