Meaning of 'remove'

verb

shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

Example: "They removed their children to the countryside."

Synonyms: transfer

verb

dispose of

Synonyms: settle

verb

remove from a position or an office

verb

cause to leave

Synonyms: take out move out

verb

kill intentionally and with premeditation

Synonyms: hit

noun

degree of figurative distance or separation

Example: "just one remove from madness or it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"

verb

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Example: "remove a threat"

Synonyms: take take away withdraw

verb

go away or leave

Synonyms: absent

verb

get rid of something abstract

Example: "The death of your parent removed the last obstacle to our marriage."

Synonyms: take away