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Meaning of 'remove' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Remove [ n.]
- The act of removing; a removal.
- The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; -- in the United States usually called a move.
- The state of being removed.
- That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room for something else.
- The distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year.
- The act of resetting a horse's shoe.
2 . Remove [ v. i.]
- 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.
3 . Remove [ v. t.]
- To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.
- To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease.
- To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters.

Meaning of 'remove' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . remove [ n]
Meaning (1):
- degree of figurative distance or separation
Example in sentence:
  • it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy;
  • just one remove from madness
2 . remove [ v]
Meaning (2):
- dispose of
Example in sentence:
  • Get rid of these old shoes!;
  • settle the bills;
  • The company got rid of all the dead wood
Meaning (3):
- get rid of something abstract
Example in sentence:
  • God takes away your sins;
  • The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
Meaning (4):
- go away or leave
Example in sentence:
  • He absented himself
Meaning (5):
- shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
Example in sentence:
  • He removed his children to the countryside;
  • remove a case to another court;
  • Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city
Meaning (6):
- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (7):
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
Example in sentence:
  • The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
Meaning (8):
- cause to leave
Example in sentence:
  • The teacher took the children out of the classroom

Nearby Words:

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