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remove
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noun (n)

  • degree of figurative distance or separation(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    Just one remove from madness.
    It imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of removing; a removal.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract(verb.change)
    Example:
    Remove a threat.
    Remove a wrapper.
    Remove the dirty dishes from the table.
    Synonym:
    take, take away, withdraw
    source: wordnet30
  • remove from a position or an office(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • dispose of(verb.possession)
    Synonym:
    clean up, get rid of
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to leave(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    move out, take out
    source: wordnet30
  • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes(verb.motion)
    Example:
    He removed his children to the countryside.
    Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city.
    Remove a case to another court.
    Synonym:
    transfer
    source: wordnet30
  • go away or leave(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    absent, depart, quit, take leave
    source: wordnet30
  • kill intentionally and with premeditation(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, slay
    source: wordnet30
  • get rid of something abstract(verb.change)
    Example:
    The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage.
    Synonym:
    take away
    source: wordnet30
  • To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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