remove
/ɹɪˈmuːv/
Dictionary
noun
- The act of removing something.
- (archaic) Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement.
- (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
- A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
- Distance in time or space; interval.
- (by extension) Emotional distance or indifference.
- The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.
- The act of resetting a horse's shoe.
verb
- To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.
"He removed the marbles from the bag."
- To murder.
- To dismiss a batsman.
- To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
- To depart, leave.
- To change one's residence; to move.
- To dismiss or discharge from office.
"The President removed many postmasters."
Synonyms:unstay
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