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remove [n]
 
1)degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";
    Synonyms :
    See Also: distance 
 
remove [v]
 
1)remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. 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"
    Synonyms :take take_away withdraw 
    See Also: withdrawal  deduct  remotion  remover  depilate  harvest  tip  stem  extirpate  enucleate  exenterate  enucleate  decorticate  bail  disinvest  ablate  clean  clean  winnow  unbrace  pick  clear  muck  lift  lift  lift  tear_away  take_off  take_away  pit  seed  unhinge  shuck  hull  crumb  chip_away  burl  knock_out  clean  hypophysectomise  degas  husk  bur  clear_away  flick  dismantle  strip  clear  defang  bone  disembowel  shell  shuck  detusk  dehorn  scalp  weed  condense  bail_out  leach  decalcify  detoxicate  de-ionate  de-iodinate  decarbonise  delouse  ream  brush  wash  desorb  pull  demineralise  eliminate  clear_out  defuse  dredge  wear_away  amputate  eviscerate  cream  strip  strip  descale  circumcise  undock  cut_into  dig  lift_out  draw_out  take_out  unstring  string  wipe_away  bear_away  unveil  take_out  disburden  empty  discharge  offsaddle  cast  dislodge  clean  aspirate  cancel  lade  spoon  gut  head  draw_away  clean  draw  draw  leach  draw  draw 
 
2)remove from a position or an office
    Synonyms :
    See Also: removal  unseat  boot_out  can  drop  pull_off  winkle_out  invalid  bench 
 
3)dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
    Synonyms :get_rid_of 
    See Also: remotion  cast_aside  comb_out  work_off  cull  ditch 
 
4)cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
    Synonyms :move_out take_out 
    See Also: move  clear  call_in  estrange 
 
5)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"
    Synonyms :transfer 
    See Also: shift  transferer 
 
6)go away or leave; "He absented himself"
    Synonyms :absent 
    See Also: disappear  absentee  absence 
 
7)kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
    Synonyms :bump_off dispatch hit murder polish_off slay 
    See Also: kill  despatch  hit  killer  execution  liquidator  burke  execute 
 
8)get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
    Synonyms :take_away 
    See Also: wash_away 
 




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