remove meaning and definition

REMOVE noun

Definition of remove (noun)

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

REMOVE verb

Definition of remove (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: take, take away, withdraw
2. remove from a position or an office
3. dispose of
   • "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
   • synonyms: get rid of
4. cause to leave
   • "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
   • synonyms: move out, take out
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
6. go away or leave
   • "He absented himself"
   • synonyms: absent
7. kill intentionally and with premeditation
   • "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
   • synonyms: bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, slay
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