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remove

/ɹɪˈmuv/noun, verb2 syllables

Remove means: kill intentionally and with premeditation.

Synonyms for remove23

verb, as in kill intentionally and with premeditation

murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off

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

take, take away, withdraw

verb, as in cause to leave

take out, move out

verb, as in dispose of

get rid of

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

transfer

verb, as in stay away or leave

absent

verb, as in get rid of something abstract

take away

also used for remove

unstay, abate, bate, deduct, knock off, subduct, subtract, take off

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does remove mean?9

verb

1

kill intentionally and with premeditation“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”

2

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract“remove a threat”

3

cause to leave“The teacher took the children out of the classroom”

4

dispose of“Get rid of these old shoes!”

5

shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes“He removed his children to the countryside”

6

stay away or leave“He absented himself”

7

get rid of something abstract“The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage”

8

remove from a position or an office

noun

1

degree of figurative distance or separation“just one remove from madness”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with remove?6

one syllable

moveprovegroove

two syllables

improveapprove

three syllables

disapprove
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Remove in a sentence

  • Remove from the heat, add the butter, and leave to cool.Lebensfreude
  • Landmines are cheap to put in place, but expensive to remove.Hybrid
  • Whoever can transfer love, can also remove it.jimkillock
  • For safety purposes, remove the plastic casing before use.speedwell
  • Please remove all of your clothes, except your underwear.NurseMeeks
  • If you remove the lettuce from a hamburger, it has less calories.espamatics
  • Cover and bake for fifteen minutes, remove cover and bake for fifteen minutes longer.PublicDomainRecipes
  • Water can be cleaned using different filters, which remove and hold onto the impurities.sangelo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of remove

as a noun

plural
removes

as a verb

past tense
removed
present participle
removing
third-person singular
removes
past participle
removed