What does remove mean?
Definitions for remove
rɪˈmuvre·move
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word remove.
Princeton's WordNet
removeverb
degree of figurative distance or separation
"just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";
remove, take, take away, withdrawverb
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"
removeverb
remove from a position or an office
get rid of, removeverb
dispose of
"Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
take out, move out, removeverb
cause to leave
"The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
remove, transferverb
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"
absent, removeverb
go away or leave
"He absented himself"
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, removeverb
kill intentionally and with premeditation
"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
remove, take awayverb
get rid of something abstract
"The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
Wiktionary
removenoun
The act of removing something, especially removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course
removenoun
A dish thus replaced, or the replacement
removenoun
(at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
removenoun
A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
removenoun
Distance in time or space
removeverb
To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.
He removed the marbles from the bag.
removeverb
To murder someone.
removeverb
To discard, set aside (a thought, feeling etc.).
removeverb
To change one's residence.
removeverb
To move something from one place to another, especially to take away. To replace a dish within a course.
He removed the marbles from the bag.
removeverb
To murder.
removeverb
To dismiss a batsman.
removeverb
To discard, set aside, especially something abstract.
Eternall thraldom was to her more liefe, / Then loſſe of chaſtitie, or chaunge of loue : / Dye had ſhe rather in tormenting griefe, / Then any ſhould of falſeneſſe her reproue, / Or looſeneſſe, that ſhe lightly did remoue.
removeverb
To depart, leave.
THenne the kynge dyd doo calle syre Gawayne / syre Borce / syr Lyonel and syre Bedewere / and commaunded them to goo strayte to syre Lucius / and saye ye to hym that hastely he remeue oute of my land / And yf he wil not / bydde hym make hym redy to bataylle and not distresse the poure peple
removeverb
To change one's residence; to move.
Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane.
removeverb
To dismiss or discharge from office.
The President removed many postmasters.
Etymology: From Middle English remeven, removen, from Anglo-Norman remover, removeir, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre ("to move")
Webster Dictionary
Removeverb
to move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building
Removeverb
to cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease
Removeverb
to dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters
Removeverb
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
Removenoun
the act of removing; a removal
Removenoun
the transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; -- in the United States usually called a move
Removenoun
the state of being removed
Removenoun
that which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room for something else
Removenoun
the distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year
Removenoun
the act of resetting a horse's shoe
Etymology: [OF. removoir, remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re- re- + movere to move. See Move.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Remove
rē-mōōv′, v.t. to put from its place: to take away: to withdraw: to displace: to make away with.—v.i. to go from one place to another.—n. any indefinite distance: a step in any scale of gradation, as promotion from one class to another, also a class or division: a dish to be changed while the rest remain: (Shak.) the raising of a siege, a posting-stage.—n. Removabil′ity.—adj. Remo′vable, that may be removed.—adv. Remo′vably.—n. Remo′val, the act of taking away: displacing: change of place: a euphemism for murder.—adj. Removed′ (Shak.), remote: distant by degrees of relationship.—ns. Remo′vedness (Shak.), the state of being removed: remoteness; Remo′ver, one who removes: (Bacon) an agitator.—Removal terms (Scot.), Whitsunday and Martinmas. [O. Fr.,—L. removēre, remōtum—re-, away, movēre, to move.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'remove' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2587
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'remove' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3715
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'remove' in Verbs Frequency: #196
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of remove in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of remove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of remove in a Sentence
It's a disaster, i don't know what we are going to do. We tried to put tape on the side of the chassis but once you've taped one, where does the next one go ? I remove four to five in a race.
What I'm asking Congress to do is to give us a third option, which we have been requesting since last year, the legal authority to detain and promptly remove families together as a unit. We have to be able to do this. This is the only solution to the border crisis.
The Secretary of State has attempted to remove me from the ballot in this year's governor's race. This is a decision grounded in politics, not precedent. The law is clearly on our side. Our campaign will challenge this decision in court, and we will win.
I am tired of these baseless attacks and fear that they have become a distraction in what should be a national debate about important issues, i have therefore decided to withdraw my endorsement of Sen. McCain for president effective today, and to remove John Hagee from any active role in the 2008 campaign.
Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman:
We decided the company should, once and for all, do what it takes to remove any doubt about the safety of Vale's dams.
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Translations for remove
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- نقل, أزالArabic
- treureCatalan, Valencian
- odebrat, odstranitCzech
- entfernen, verdrängen, umziehen, beseitigenGerman
- βγάζωGreek
- forigiEsperanto
- remover, quitarSpanish
- برداشتنPersian
- poistaaFinnish
- enleverFrench
- scaoilIrish
- quitarGalician
- הסירHebrew
- हटाना, अलग करनाHindi
- eltávolít, elmozdítHungarian
- portare via, eradicare, asportare, rimuovere, togliere, allontanare, levare, estirpareItalian
- 移す, 取り去る, 退ける, 除くJapanese
- аластауKazakh
- 치우다Korean
- لابردن, جولاندنKurdish
- removeōLatin
- verwijderen, weghalenDutch
- levarOccitan
- odjąć, usuwaćPolish
- removerPortuguese
- hurquyQuechua
- allontanarRomansh
- îndepărta, scoateRomanian
- убирать, устранять, УдалитьRussian
- istejare, iscotare, istesare, trancireSardinian
- avlägsna, ta bortSwedish
- తీయు, తొలగించుTelugu
- เอาออกThai
- віднести́, відноси́тиUkrainian
- chuyển đi, dọn điVietnamese
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