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re·move (ri mo̵̅o̅v)

transitive verb removed -·moved′, removing -·mov′·ing

  1. to move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another
  2. to take off to remove one's coat
  3. to do away with; specif.,
    1. to kill or assassinate
    2. to dismiss, as from an office or position
    3. to get rid of; eliminate to remove the causes of war
  4. to take, extract, separate, or withdraw (someone or something from)

Etymology: ME remouen < OFr remouvoir < L removere: see re- & move

intransitive verb

  1. Old Poet. to go away
  2. to move away, as to another residence or place of business; move
  3. to be removable paint that removes easily

noun

  1. the act of removing
  2. the distance between one thing and another living at a far remove from here
  3. any step, interval, or degree but one short remove from victory
  4. 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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