remove (rɪˈmuːv
)
Definitions
verb (mainly tr)
- to take away and place elsewhere
- to displace (someone) from office; dismiss
- to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish
- to cause (dirt, stains, or anything unwanted) to disappear; get rid of
- euphemistic to assassinate; kill
- (intr) formal to change the location of one's home or place of business ⇒
the publishers have removed to Mayfair
noun
- the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work
- the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another ⇒
only one remove from madness
- British (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
- (at a formal dinner, formerly) a dish to be changed while the rest of the course remains on the table
Alternative Forms
reˈmovable adjective reˌmovaˈbility reˈmovableness noun reˈmovably adverb reˈmover nounWord Origin
C14: from Old French removoir , from Latin removēre; see moveSynonyms
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dismiss,
eliminate,
get rid of,
discharge,
abolish,
expel,
throw out,
oust,
relegate,
purge,
eject,
do away with,
depose,
unseat,
see the back of,
dethrone,
show someone the door,
give the bum's rush throw out on your ear
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take away,
move,
pull,
transfer,
detach,
displace,
do away with,
dislodge,
cart off,
carry off or away
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kill,
murder,
do in,
eliminate,
take out,
get rid of,
execute,
wipe out,
dispose of,
assassinate,
do away with,
liquidate,
bump off,
wipe from the face of the earth
Translations
- British English:
remove
If you remove something from a place, you take it away.He went to the refrigerator and removed a bottle of milk.rɪˈmuːv VERB He went to the refrigerator and removed a bottle of milk.
- Spanish:
suprimir
v
- French:
retirer
vt
- German:
entfernen
v
- Chinese: 移走 v
- Arabic: يُزيِلُ v
- Portuguese: remover v
- Russian: удалять v
- Croatian: ukloniti v
- Czech: přemístit v přemisťovat
- Danish: fjerne v
- Dutch: verwijderen v
- Finnish: siirtää v
- Greek: αφαιρώ v
- Italian: eliminare v
- Japanese: 移す v
- Korean: 제거하다 v
- Norwegian: fjerne v
- Polish: usunąć v usuwać
- Brazilian Portuguese: remover v
- European Spanish:
suprimir
v
- Swedish: flytta v
- Thai: เคลื่อนย้าย v
- Turkish: kaldırmak v
- Vietnamese: dời đi v
Usage examples
For further digging they probably would have to remove a good hit of earth.
, The Secret of the Forgotten City (1979)To remove bumper stickers, spray on WD-40, leave it for a minute, then wipe off.
Maxim (2004)So the thought of a handsome pay-off might temper the desire amongst those board members to remove Johnstone at the end of the championship.
Irish Times (2002)To devastating effect, up to 10 % of voters in many parts of the UK used votes tactically, largely to remove incumbent Conservative MPs.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Under a spray of cocaine, Gerhardt found he could not remove the growth.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)