[
US
/ɹiˈmuv/
]
[ UK /ɹɪmˈuːv/ ]
[ UK /ɹɪmˈuːv/ ]
VERB
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go away or leave
He absented himself -
kill intentionally and with premeditation
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered -
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
He removed his children to the countryside
remove a case to another court
Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city - remove from a position or an office
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remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
remove a wrapper
take the gun from your pocket
remove a threat
This machine withdraws heat from the environment
Remove the dirty dishes from the table -
dispose of
Get rid of these old shoes!
The company got rid of all the dead wood -
cause to leave
The teacher took the children out of the classroom -
get rid of something abstract
The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
God takes away your sins
NOUN
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degree of figurative distance or separation
just one remove from madness
it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy
How To Use remove In A Sentence
- To avoid leaving the center posts in the permanent work, two rows of temporary posts were placed, as shown by Fig. 1, Plate LX, the center wall and skewback were built, and the posts were removed, as shown by Fig. 2, Plate LX, before placing the remainder of the lining. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158
- While maintaining a level of accessibility and providing information are important, this must not dumb the work down, compromise the artists' intentions, or remove the challenge aspect of art that many people thrive on.
- Undercook the potatoes a little as they will continue cooking when removed from the water. Times, Sunday Times
- Therefore, in the case of acute overdose, gastric lavage or induced emesis should be utilized to remove unabsorbed lithium.
- The affair isn't the thing that makes me believe he needs to be removed from office – it's the monumental lack of judgment he displayed in abandoning his states and his duties as governor. Sanford should stay, two top South Carolina papers say
- Faceless, unqualified reviewers define our work, remove our colleagues from panels and routinely breach confidentiality.
- There are two main approaches: one is a synthetic plug the same shape as a cork that can be placed in the top of the bottle in the same way as a cork and removed with a corkscrew, so preserving the ritual of opening a bottle of wine.
- Remove all traces of rust with a small wire brush.
- Thanks to her doctor’s recommendations she finds herself feeling decafargic by noon. cardiacpopups – the messages that popup on your computer when you are in the middle of an important project and warn you that your computer is about to conk out. on 07 Sep 2007 at 5: 52 pm Kimberly defurrify – to remove pet hair/dander from a person or thing on 07 Sep 2007 at 6: 12 pm Heather Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Writer Unboxed’s CONTEST, CONTEST!
- As soon as this began to thicken, Neb carefully removed it with a wooden spatula; this accelerated the evaporation, and at the same time prevented it from contracting an empyreumatic flavor. The Mysterious Island