Meaning of remove in English
Verb
removeEtymology
Middle English (as a verb): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re-‘back’ + movere‘to move’Definitions
1. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstractExamples
- « 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 envir »
- 2. remove from a position or an office
- 3. dispose of
Examples
- « Get rid of these old shoes! »
- « The company got rid of all the dead wood »
- 4. cause to leave
Examples
- « The teacher took the children out of the classroom »
- 5. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
Examples
- « He removed his children to the countryside »
- « Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city »
- « remove a case to another court »
- 6. go away or leave
Examples
- « He absented himself »
- 7. kill intentionally and with premeditation
Examples
- « The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered »
- 8. get rid of something abstract
Examples
- « The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage »
- « God takes away your sins »
Noun
removeDefinitions
1. degree of figurative distance or separationExamples
- « just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy; »