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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outboot outdefenestrategive someone the bootgive someone their marching ordersshow someone the doorturf outdated:outOpposite installappoint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

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   What does removing mean?

   • The act of removing. The distance between one thing and another. Living at a far remove from here. Any step, interval, or degree. But one short remove from victory. A move to another residence or place of business. (archaic) Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement.

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   What is remove verb?

   • Definition of remove verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to take somebody/something away from a place remove somebody/something Illegally parked vehicles will be removed. remove somebody/something from somebody/something He removed his hand from her shoulder. Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.

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   What does remove someone from something mean?

   • remove something from somebody/something The police instructed the author to remove the offending material from the website. She asked for her name to be removed from the list of candidates. It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth. remove somebody from something to dismiss somebody from their position or job

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   What does it mean to remove something from a place?

   • To move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another. To take off. To remove one's coat. To do away with. The act of removing. The distance between one thing and another. Living at a far remove from here. Any step, interval, or degree. But one short remove from victory.

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   What is the difference between get rid of and remove?

   • All the obstacles to an agreement have now been removed. get rid of somebody/something to remove someone or something that you do not want. Get rid of is much more common than remove in everyday English, but is usually only used in active sentences They managed to get rid of all the weeds.

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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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   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. to kill; assassinate.

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   remove meaning, definition, what is remove: to take something away from, out of, or ...: Learn more.

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   1. transitive verb. If you remove something from a place, you take it away. [written] As soon as the cake is done, remove it from the oven. Synonyms: take out, withdraw, get out, extract More Synonyms of remove. 2. transitive verb. If you remove clothing, you take it off. [written] He removed his jacket.

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   Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. removed, removes, removing. To move from a place or position occupied. Removed the cups from the table. American Heritage. To move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another.

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   to make someone stop doing their job: [ often passive ] He had been removed from his job on medical grounds. be far removed from sth. to be very different from something: The princess's world was far removed from reality.

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   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. to kill; assassinate. v.i. to move from one place to another, esp. to another locality or residence: We remove to Newport early in July. to go away; depart; disappear. n. the act ...