remove
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re•move
[[t]rɪˈmuv[/t]]
v. -moved, -mov•ing, n.
1) to move or shift from a place or position
2) to take off or shed (an article of clothing):
to remove one's jacket[/ex]
3) to put out; send away:
to remove a tenant[/ex]
4) to dismiss from a position; discharge
5) to eliminate; do away with or put an end to:
to remove a stain; to remove the threat of danger[/ex]
6) to kill; assassinate
7) to move from one place to another, esp. to another locality or residence:
We remove to Newport early in July[/ex]
8) to go away; disappear
9) the act of removing
10) a removal from one place, as of residence, to another
11) a distance by which one person or thing is separated from another:
to see something at a remove[/ex]
12) a degree of difference:
a folk survival, at many removes, of a druidic rite[/ex]
13) a step or degree, as in a graded scale
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Etymology:
1250–1300; ME (v.) < OF remouvoir < L removēre. See re-, move
re•mov′a•ble, adj.
re•mov`a•bil′i•ty, n.
re•mov′a•bly, adv.
re•mov′er, n.
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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Look at other dictionaries:
remove — re·move /ri müv/ vb re·moved, re·mov·ing vt: to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as a: to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and esp. from a state court to a federal court see also separable… … Law dictionary
remove — re‧move [rɪˈmuːv] verb [transitive] 1. to take something away: • We need to consider the trade implications before border controls are removed. remove something from somebody/something • an injunction removing the vote from 80,000 shareholders • … Financial and business terms
Remove — Re*move (r? m??v ), v. i. To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another. [1913 Webster] Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane, I can not taint with fear. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Remove — Re*move (r? m??v ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Removed} ( m??vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Removing}.] [OF. removoir, remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re re + movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remove — [ri mo͞ov′] vt. removed, removing [ME remouen < OFr remouvoir < L removere: see RE & MOVE] 1. to move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another 2. to take off [to remove one s coat] 3.… … English World dictionary
Remove — Re*move , n. 1. The act of removing; a removal. [1913 Webster] This place should be at once both school and university, not needing a remove to any other house of scholarship. Milton. [1913 Webster] And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remove — ► VERB 1) take off or away from the position occupied. 2) abolish or get rid of. 3) dismiss from a post. 4) (be removed) be very different from. 5) (remove to) dated relocate to (another place). 6) ( … English terms dictionary
remove — [v1] lift or move object; take off, away abolish, abstract, amputate, carry away, carry off, cart off, clear away, cut out, delete, depose, detach, dethrone, dig out, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, disturb, do away with, doff,… … New thesaurus
Remove — or remover may refer to:* Removalist or household goods Mover * Hare Remover , 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon * Needle remover * Pet eye remover, in photographic retouching * Polish remover * Staple removerSee also* Delete * Relocate * Removable… … Wikipedia
remove — (v.) c.1300, from O.Fr. remouvoir, from L. removere move back or away, from re back, away + movere to move (see MOVE (Cf. move)). Related: Removed; removing. The noun is first recorded 1550s, act of removing; sense of space or interval by which… … Etymology dictionary
remove — vb *move, shift, transfer Analogous words: convey, *carry, bear, transport, transmit: eradicate, extirpate, uproot (see EXTERMINATE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
