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remove
verb(re-move)remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Examples:
Remove a threat.
Remove a wrapper.
Remove a wrapper.
remove
verb(re-move)kill intentionally and with premeditation
remove
verb(re-move)dispose of
Synonyms: get rid of,
remove
verb(re-move)cause to leave
Synonyms: move out, take out,
remove
verb(re-move)get rid of something abstract
Synonyms: take away,
Examples:
The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage.
remove
verb(re-move)shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
Synonyms: transfer,
Examples:
He removed his children to the countryside.
Remove a case to another court.
Remove a case to another court.
remove
noun(re-move)degree of figurative distance or separation
Examples:
Just one remove from madness.
It imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy.
It imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy.
remove
verb(re-move)remove from a position or an office