remove

[ ri-moov ]

verb (used with object)

, re·moved, re·mov·ing.

1. to move from a place or position; take away or off:

   to remove the napkins from the table.

   Synonyms: dislodge

   Antonyms: leave

2. to take off or shed (an article of clothing):

   to remove one's jacket.

3. to move or shift to another place or position; transfer:

   She removed the painting to another wall.

   Synonyms: transport, displace

4. to put out; send away:

   to remove a tenant.

5. to dismiss or force from a position or office; discharge:

   They removed him for embezzling.

6. to take away, withdraw, or eliminate:

   to remove the threat of danger.

7. to get rid of; do away with; put an end to:

   to remove a stain;

   to remove the source of disease.

8. to kill; assassinate.

   Synonyms: murder

verb (used without object)

, re·moved, re·mov·ing.

1. to move from one place to another, especially to another locality or residence:

   We remove to Newport early in July.

   Antonyms: remain

2. to go away; depart; disappear.

noun

1. the act of removing.
2. a removal from one place, as of residence, to another.
3. the distance by which one person, place, or thing is separated from another:

   to see something at a remove.

4. a mental distance from the reality of something as a result of psychological detachment or lack of experience:

   to criticize something at a remove.

5. a degree of difference, as that due to descent, transmission, etc.:

   a folk survival, at many removes, of a druidic rite.

6. a step or degree, as in a graded scale.
7. British. a promotion of a pupil to a higher class or division at school.

remove

/ rɪˈmuːv /

verb

1. to take away and place elsewhere
2. to displace (someone) from office; dismiss
3. to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish
4. to cause (dirt, stains, or anything unwanted) to disappear; get rid of
5. euphemistic.
   to assassinate; kill
6. formal.
   intr to change the location of one's home or place of business

   the publishers have removed to Mayfair

noun

1. the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work
2. the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another

   only one remove from madness

3. (in certain schools) a class or form, esp one for children of about 14 years, designed to introduce them to the greater responsibilities of a more senior position in the school
4. (at a formal dinner, formerly) a dish to be changed while the rest of the course remains on the table

Derived Forms

• reˈmovable, adjective
• reˈmovably, adverb
• reˌmovaˈbility, noun
• reˈmover, noun

Other Words From

• prere·move verb (used with object) preremoved preremoving

Word History and Origins

Origin of remove¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English verb remeven, remefen, remoeven, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre; re-, move

Word History and Origins

Origin of remove¹

C14: from Old French removoir , from Latin removēre ; see move

Example Sentences

You can also remove companies whose CEOs or founders have given money to Trump’s campaign.

From Salon

We came into her world of structure ready to play around and she instantly separated us and promised to remove those of us who wouldn’t comply.

From Salon

In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research team from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research has now introduced a novel method by which copper is effectively removed from tumor cells, killing them.

From Science Daily

Once the 6PPD molecules are removed, they can be chemically converted into safe chemicals that can be used or sold for a small price.

From Science Daily

Soon after the restrictions were removed, Ukraine used the missiles to hit an arms depot in the Bryansk region of Russia.

From New York Times

Related Words

• abolish
• clear away
• cut out
• delete
• discard
• discharge
• dismiss
• eliminate
• erase
• evacuate
• expel
• extract
• get rid of
• oust
• pull out
• raise
• separate
• ship
• take out
• transfer