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re·move (ri mo̵̅o̅v′)
transitive verb removed -·moved′, removing -·mov′·ing
- to move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another
- to take off to remove one's coat
- to do away with; specif.,
- to kill or assassinate
- to dismiss, as from an office or position
- to get rid of; eliminate to remove the causes of war
- to take, extract, separate, or withdraw (someone or something from)
Etymology: ME remouen < OFr remouvoir < L removere: see re- & move
intransitive verb
- Old Poet. to go away
- to move away, as to another residence or place of business; move
- to be removable paint that removes easily
noun
- the act of removing
- the distance between one thing and another living at a far remove from here
- any step, interval, or degree but one short remove from victory
- Brit. a move to another residence or place of business: a formal usage
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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