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   remove

   /rɪˈmuːv/

   verb

   • 1. take (something) away or off from the position occupied: "Customs officials removed documents from the premises" Similar detachunfastenseparatepull outtake outdisconnectunclicktake offundounfastentake outproducebring outget outdraw outwithdrawextractpull outfish outtake awaycarry awaymoveshiftconveytransportconfiscatetake possession ofinformal:cart offclean offwash offwipe offrinse offscrub offsponge outdeleteeraserub outcross outstrike outink outscore outblock outblue-pencilcut outeliminateeffaceobliterateuproottake outpull outeradicatedestroycut offchop offlop offhack offamputateexciseOpposite attachput oninsertreplaceput backadd
   • ▪ take off (clothing): "he sat down and quickly removed his shoes and socks" Similar take offpull offpeel offshrug offdiscarddivest oneself ofshedfling offfling asideclimb out ofslip out ofundounfastenunbuttonunzipdated:doffOpposite donput on
   • ▪ change one's home or place of residence by moving to (another place): dated "he removed to Wales and began afresh" Similar movemove housemove awaygo awayrelocatetransferdecampmigrateemigrateflitinformal:up stickspull up stakes
   • ▪ compel (someone) by law to move to another area: historical South African "a man is removed to the tribal district of his forbears"
   • 2. abolish or get rid of: "exchange controls have finally been removed" Similar withdrawabolisheliminateget rid ofdo away withtake awaystopput an end tocutinformal:axeOpposite introducebring in
   • ▪ dismiss from a job: "he was removed from his teaching position" Similar dismissdischargeget rid ofdislodgedisplacethrow outevictejectexpeloustpurgeunseatdeposetopplesupplantdethroneinformal:sackfirekick outboot outdefenestrategive someone the bootgive someone their marching ordersshow someone the doorturf outdated:outOpposite installappoint
   • 3. be distant from: "it is an isolated place, far removed from the London art world"
   • ▪ be very different from: "an explanation that is far removed from the truth"

   noun

   • 1. a degree of remoteness or separation: "at this remove, the whole incident seems insane"
   • 2. a form or division in some British schools: historical "a member of the Fifth Remove"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. remover noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   What does remove mean?

   • 拿走, 移開, 拿開… 拿走, 移开, 拿开… quitarse, sustituir, despedir… remover, retirar, tirar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! REMOVE definition: 1. to take something or someone away from somewhere, or off something: 2. to make a negative…. Learn more.

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   What is remove verb?

   • Definition of remove verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to take somebody/something away from a place remove somebody/something Illegally parked vehicles will be removed. remove somebody/something from somebody/something He removed his hand from her shoulder. Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.

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   What does removing a body mean?

   • It usually refers to the act of taking the body away from the place where the death occurs for its preparation for burial or cremation. I think "removal" is the taking/transport of the body from where the person died to the funeral home where the body is prepared for the funeral.

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   What does remove someone from something mean?

   • remove something from somebody/something The police instructed the author to remove the offending material from the website. She asked for her name to be removed from the list of candidates. It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth. remove somebody from something to dismiss somebody from their position or job

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   The verb remove usually means taking something off or getting rid of something. For example, when you take off your coat, you remove it, or when you remove a skillet from the heat, you take it off the burner. Remove can apply to people: a law-breaking politician who is removed from office.