remove | English to English Dictionary

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remove

(r/I/'m/u/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