Definition of remove

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remove - 10 definitions

- noun
1. remove -- degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
2. remove -- remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "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"
synonyms: take, take away, withdraw
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3. remove -- remove from a position or an office
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4. get rid of -- dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
synonyms: get rid of
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. take out -- cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
synonyms: take out, move out
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. remove -- 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"
synonyms: transfer
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. absent -- go away or leave; "He absented himself"
synonyms: absent
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. murder -- kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
synonyms: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off
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9. remove -- get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
synonyms: take away
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. remove, removed -- to take or move away
synonyms: removed, removes, removing, amove, disloign, remble, remoud
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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