 remove |
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| 1. | [ verb ] remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc.; or remove something abstract | |
| Synonyms: | take take_away withdraw | |
| Examples: | "remove a threat" "remove a wrapper" "Remove the dirty dishes from the table" "take the gun from your pocket" "It withdraws heat from the environment" |
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| Related terms: | draw dig extract shed take_off unpack draw take_away take_away withdraw wipe_off clean scoop dislodge clear tear_away de-iodinate amputate skim draw_off brush clear muck discharge lift take_out empty degas unsaddle strip aspirate aspirate knock_out draw leach pick wash flick strip strip strip seed pit defuse wear_away defang bone disembowel shuck unhinge clean shell tusk hull dehorn scalp crumb lift unstring exenterate enucleate enucleate harvest burl ream desorb pull demineralise eliminate clear_out chip_away dredge winnow ablate stem tip strip scale circumcise undock clean excavate decorticate extirpate scavenge resect spoon string shuck shell unveil condense unburden weed hypophysectomize lift head unsling bail_out bur delete ladle husk gut unbrace clean depilate de-ionate decarbonize leach delouse bail clear_off detoxify decalcify subtract removal withdrawal | |
| 2. | [ verb ] dispose of | |
| Synonyms: | get_rid_of | |
| Examples: | "Get rid of these old shoes!" "The company got rid of all the dead wood" |
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| Related terms: | discard weed_out dump cull work_off removal | |
| 3. | [ verb ] remove from a position or an office | |
| Related terms: | fire drop oust bench pull_off unseat invalid winkle_out removal | |
| 4. | [ verb ] shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes | |
| Synonyms: | transfer | |
| Examples: | "He removed his children to the countryside" "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city" "remove a case to another court" |
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| Related terms: | transfer transferer | |
| 5. | [ verb ] cause to leave | |
| Synonyms: | take_out move_out | |
| Examples: | "The teacher took the children out of the classroom" |
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| Related terms: | call_in clear estrange move | |
| 6. | [ verb ] go away or leave | |
| Synonyms: | absent | |
| Examples: | "He absented himself" |
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| Related terms: | disappear absentee | |
| 7. | [ verb ] get rid of something abstract | |
| Synonyms: | take_away | |
| Examples: | "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage" "God takes away your sins" |
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| Related terms: | wash_away | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (criminal law) kill intentionally and with premeditation | |
| Synonyms: | murder bump_off dispatch hit polish_off slay | |
| Examples: | "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" |
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| Related terms: | kill execute burke murder murderer dispatch | |
| 9. | [ noun ] degree of figurative distance or separation | |
| Examples: | : "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy" |
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| Related terms: | distance | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rempe |
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