Definition of Remove
Verb: remove ri'moov
- Move or change something to no longer be present or in its previous position; also used metaphorically
"remove a threat"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table";
- take, take away, withdraw
- Remove from a position or an office
- Dispose of
"remove these old shoes!";
- get rid of
- Cause to leave
- take out, move out
- Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
"He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court";
- transfer
- Go away or leave
"He removed himself";
- absent
- Kill intentionally and with premeditation
"The mafia boss ordered his enemies removed";
- murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off
- Get rid of something abstract
"The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage";
- take away
- Degree of figurative distance or separation
"just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"
- [Brit] A division in a school, especially the form prior to last
See also:
removals
removeable
Anagrams containing the word remove