remove

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To delete.
2. (transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
3. (formal, obsolete, transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.
4. (transitive) To murder.
5. (transitive) To dismiss a batsman.
6. (transitive) To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
7. (archaic, intransitive) To depart, to leave; to move oneself or be moved.
8. (archaic, intransitive) To change one's residence or place of business; to move.
9. To dismiss or discharge from office.

Noun

1. The act of removing something.
2. (historical) A dish served to replace an earlier one during a meal; a part of a new course.
3. (British) (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
4. A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
5. Distance in time or space; interval.
6. (broadly, figuratively) Emotional distance or indifference.
7. (broadly, figuratively) State of mind allowing for a certain degree of objectivity in evaluating things.
8. (dated) The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.
9. The act of resetting a horse's shoe.

Synonyms

take away

take off

take out

get rid of

eliminate

move

withdraw

dismiss

shift

expel

destroy

delete

pull out

dispel

take

clear

transfer

separate

extract

discharge

do away with

subtract

drive away

erase

deduct

fire

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abolish

open

refuse

strip off

detach

lift

tear off

abstract

untie

doff

strip

uncover

oust

eject

relieve

send away

transport

pull

displace

evict

exclude

dislodge

unload

move aside

Translations

enlever

entfernen

quitar

rimuovere

sacar

togliere

tirar

çıkarmak

ôter

supprimer

beseitigen

retirer

sacar

verwijderen

kaldırmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈmuːv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: removen

In summary

From Middle English removen, from Anglo-Norman remover, removeir, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre (“to move”), equivalent to re- + move. Displaced native Old English āfierran.

Sentences

He also ordered the sides smoothed to remove handholds .