re·move (r-mv)
v. re·moved, re·mov·ing, re·moves
v.tr.
1. To move from a place or position occupied: removed the cups from the table.
2. To transfer or convey from one place to another: removed the family to Texas.
3. To take off: removed my boots.
4. To take away; withdraw: removed the candidate's name from consideration.
5. To do away with; eliminate: remove a stain.
6. To dismiss from an office or position.
v.intr.
1. To change one's place of residence or business; move: "In 1751, I removed from the country to the town" David Hume.
2. To go away; depart.
3. To be removable: paint that removes with water.
n.
1. The act of removing; removal.
2. Distance or degree of separation or remoteness: "to spill, though at a safe remove, the blood of brave men" Anthony Burgess.
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re·mover n.
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remove
Verb
<-moving, -moved>
1. to take away and place elsewhere
2. to take (clothing) off
3. get rid of
4. to dismiss (someone) from office
5. Formal to change the location of one's home or place of business
Noun
1. the degree of difference: one remove away from complete rebuttal
2. Brit (in certain schools) a class or form designed to prepare pupils for senior classes
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