remove (n.)

  1. degree of figurative distance or separation; just one remove from madness or it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy;

    remove (v.)

  1. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; remove a threat; remove a wrapper; Remove the dirty dishes from the table; take the gun from your pocket; This machine withdraws heat from the environment

    [ Syn: take , take away , withdraw ]

  2. remove from a position or an office

  3. dispose of; Get rid of these old shoes!; The company got rid of all the dead wood

    [ Syn: get rid of ]

  4. cause to leave; The teacher took the children out of the classroom

    [ Syn: take out , move out ]

  5. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; He removed his children to the countryside; Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city; remove a case to another court

    [ Syn: transfer ]

  6. go away or leave; He absented himself

    [ Syn: absent ]

  7. kill intentionally and with premeditation; The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

    [ Syn: murder , slay , hit , dispatch , bump off , off , polish off ]

  8. get rid of something abstract; The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage; God takes away your sins

    [ Syn: take away ]

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