remove
noun
1. degree of figurative distance or separation
- just one remove from madness
- it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy
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
Similar word(s): take, withdraw
Definition categories: change
2. remove from a position or an office
Definition categories: social
3. dispose of
Definition categories: possession
4. cause to leave
Definition categories: social
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
Similar word(s): transfer
Definition categories: motion, shift, transfer
6. go away or leave
Similar word(s): absent
Definition categories: change, disappear, vanish
7. kill intentionally and with premeditation
Similar word(s): dispatch, hit, murder, off, slay
Definition categories: social, kill
8. get rid of something abstract
- The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
Definition categories: change
Sentences with remove as a verb:
- He removed the marbles from the bag.
- The President removed many postmasters.