Definition of Remove

Noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation
  "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"
  
  

Verb

• get rid of something abstract
  "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"
  "God takes away your sins"
  - take away
• kill intentionally and with premeditation
  "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
  murder slay hit dispatch - bump off off - polish off
• go away or leave
  "He absented himself"
  absent
• shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
  "He removed his children to the countryside"
  "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"
  "remove a case to another court"
  transfer
• cause to leave
  "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
  - take out - move out
• dispose of
  "Get rid of these old shoes!"
  "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
  - get rid of
• remove from a position or an office
  
• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  "remove a threat"
  "remove a wrapper"
  "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"
  "take the gun from your pocket"
  "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
  take - take away withdraw

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