Remove — synonyms, definition

1. remove (Verb)

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remove (Verb) — Move or change something to no longer be present or in its previous position; also used metaphorically. ex. "remove a threat" ex. "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"

remove (Verb) — Remove from a position or an office.

remove (Verb) — Dispose of. ex. "remove these old shoes!"

remove (Verb) — Cause to leave.

remove (Verb) — Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes. ex. "He removed his children to the countryside" ex. "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city" ex. "remove a case to another court"

remove (Verb) — Go away or leave. ex. "He removed himself"

remove (Verb) — Kill intentionally and with premeditation. ex. "The mafia boss ordered his enemies removed"

remove (Verb) — Get rid of something abstract. ex. "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"

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2. remove (Noun)

remove (Noun) — Degree of figurative distance or separation. ex. "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"

remove (Noun) — A division in a school, especially the form prior to last.

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