remove

1 of 2

verb

re·move ri-ˈmüv How to pronounce remove (audio)

removed; removing

transitive verb

: to change the location, position, station, or residence of

remove soldiers to the front

: to transfer (a legal proceeding) from one court to another

: to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off

remove your hat

: to dismiss from office

: to get rid of : eliminate

remove a tumor surgically

intransitive verb

: to change location, station, or residence

removing from the city to the suburbs

: to go away

: to be capable of being removed

removability

ri-ˌmü-və-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce remove (audio)

noun

removable adjective

or less commonly removeable

ri-ˈmü-və-bəl How to pronounce remove (audio)

removableness

ri-ˈmü-və-bəl-nəs How to pronounce remove (audio)

noun

removably

ri-ˈmü-və-blē How to pronounce remove (audio)

adverb

remover noun

Example Sentences

Verb Remove the trash from the front yard. My tonsils were removed when I was five years old. Trees help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. These new findings should remove any doubt about his innocence. What's a good way to remove stains from a silk dress? The new law would remove obstacles to obtaining a work permit. He was removed from office. Noun She thrives when she's at some remove from mainstream society. their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Benson faces a lawsuit from the Public Interest Legal Foundation alleging that the program in place to remove deceased voters from the rolls is inadequate.

Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2022 From the Caribbean to the Pacific, Elizabeth’s death has reignited debates over whether countries should remove the monarch as their head of state.

Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Such efforts rely on technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere to store underground.

Sophie Austin, ajc, 16 Sep. 2022 Multiple Commonwealth nations, including Jamaica and the Bahamas, have demanded reparations from Britain and signaled their intentions to remove the British monarch as their head of state, which would require a referendum.

Amanda Su, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 Doctors, relief workers, and public health advocates have long called for Pakistan to remove its luxury tax on menstrual products.

Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Two Ohio reservoirs, two streams, an island, and a bay were renamed this month as part of the Biden Administration’s decision to remove use of what is viewed as a slur against indigenous women from the name of nearly 650 federal places.

Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022 While Nintendo removed exploitable 3DS games from the Nintendo eShop to try to limit the damage of a public hack, CTurt notes that Sony has yet to remove exploitable PS2 games from PSN.

Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022 They are not allowed to charge more than $170 to remove the device.

Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022

Noun

Fielder built an apparatus to keep himself at a remove: a show that treats only its star as real.

Daniel D'addario, Variety, 11 July 2022 This sense, which is a purely Canadian stance, of being just at a remove from American madness—and longing for a more stable winter scene—is endemic to her work.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 29 July 2022 Beyond Main Street, tended lawns extend up into the hills, deliberately at a peaceful remove from the crime and grime of urban life.

Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022 There are kitchen caresses, bedroom smiles and long embraces on their balcony overlooking the city below, whose everyday anxieties — the story takes place smack in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic — seem to exist at a merciful remove.

Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Here, though, at a distinct remove from the intensity of teen romance, emotions aren’t expressed directly, let alone pored over.

Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022 Everything coexists in what feels like a physical acoustic space — rich and reverberant, but also distant, held at a remove, seen through a dense fog.

New York Times, 9 June 2022 Strong passages aside, Zink seems to be operating at a remove here, examining young love like a scientist looking at a specimen, and the novel never really fully jells because of it.

Michael Schaub, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 After a particularly volatile phone call between Morton and his mother, the camera quietly eyes Morton’s young daughter, who is standing at a remove in the hallway.

Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022 See More

单词	removable
释义	remove 1 of 2 verb re·move ri-ˈmüv removed; removing transitive verb 1 a : to change the location, position, station, or residence of remove soldiers to the front b : to transfer (a legal proceeding) from one court to another 2 : to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off remove your hat 3 : to dismiss from office 4 : to get rid of : eliminate remove a tumor surgically intransitive verb 1 : to change location, station, or residence removing from the city to the suburbs 2 : to go away 3 : to be capable of being removed removability ri-ˌmü-və-ˈbi-lə-tē noun removable adjective or less commonly removeable ri-ˈmü-və-bəl removableness ri-ˈmü-və-bəl-nəs noun removably ri-ˈmü-və-blē adverb remover noun remove 2 of 2 noun 1 : removal specifically : move sense 2c 2 a : a distance or interval separating one person or thing from another b : a degree or stage of separation Synonyms Verb doff douse peel (off) put off shrug off take off Noun distance lead length spacing spread stretch way See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb Remove the trash from the front yard. My tonsils were removed when I was five years old. Trees help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. These new findings should remove any doubt about his innocence. What's a good way to remove stains from a silk dress? The new law would remove obstacles to obtaining a work permit. He was removed from office. Noun She thrives when she's at some remove from mainstream society. their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center See More Recent Examples on the Web Verb Benson faces a lawsuit from the Public Interest Legal Foundation alleging that the program in place to remove deceased voters from the rolls is inadequate. Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2022 From the Caribbean to the Pacific, Elizabeth’s death has reignited debates over whether countries should remove the monarch as their head of state. Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Such efforts rely on technology to remove carbon from the atmosphere to store underground. Sophie Austin, ajc, 16 Sep. 2022 Multiple Commonwealth nations, including Jamaica and the Bahamas, have demanded reparations from Britain and signaled their intentions to remove the British monarch as their head of state, which would require a referendum. Amanda Su, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 Doctors, relief workers, and public health advocates have long called for Pakistan to remove its luxury tax on menstrual products. Time, 15 Sep. 2022 Two Ohio reservoirs, two streams, an island, and a bay were renamed this month as part of the Biden Administration’s decision to remove use of what is viewed as a slur against indigenous women from the name of nearly 650 federal places. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022 While Nintendo removed exploitable 3DS games from the Nintendo eShop to try to limit the damage of a public hack, CTurt notes that Sony has yet to remove exploitable PS2 games from PSN. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022 They are not allowed to charge more than $170 to remove the device. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 Noun Fielder built an apparatus to keep himself at a remove: a show that treats only its star as real. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 11 July 2022 This sense, which is a purely Canadian stance, of being just at a remove from American madness—and longing for a more stable winter scene—is endemic to her work. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 29 July 2022 Beyond Main Street, tended lawns extend up into the hills, deliberately at a peaceful remove from the crime and grime of urban life. Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2022 There are kitchen caresses, bedroom smiles and long embraces on their balcony overlooking the city below, whose everyday anxieties — the story takes place smack in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic — seem to exist at a merciful remove. Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022 Here, though, at a distinct remove from the intensity of teen romance, emotions aren’t expressed directly, let alone pored over. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022 Everything coexists in what feels like a physical acoustic space — rich and reverberant, but also distant, held at a remove, seen through a dense fog. New York Times, 9 June 2022 Strong passages aside, Zink seems to be operating at a remove here, examining young love like a scientist looking at a specimen, and the novel never really fully jells because of it. Michael Schaub, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 After a particularly volatile phone call between Morton and his mother, the camera quietly eyes Morton’s young daughter, who is standing at a remove in the hallway. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 15 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English remeven, removen, from Anglo-French remuver, removeir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre to move First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun 1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition remove verb re·move ri-ˈmüv removed; removing 1 : to move by lifting or taking off or away Please remove your hat. I had my tonsils removed. 2 : to get rid of Bleach will remove the stain. 3 : to dismiss from a job or office Legal Definition remove verb re·move ri-ˈmüv removed; removing transitive verb : to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as a : to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and especially from a state court to a federal court see also separable controversy Note: Section 1441 et seq. of title 28 of the U.S. Code allows a defendant who is brought into a state court to remove the action to federal district court when diversity of citizenship exists, when the action involves a claim or right arising under the U.S. Constitution or under laws or treaties of the U.S., or when the defendant is a foreign country or its agency or instrumentality. Civil actions and criminal prosecutions brought against an officer or agency of the U.S. for any act under color of office may also be removed. b : to dismiss from office an independent counsel…may be removed from office…only by the personal action of the Attorney General U.S. Code c : to take away should his incapacity be removed by a judgment of a court Louisiana Civil Code removable adjective variants also removeable as in adjustable Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance adjustable transportable modular transferable movable portable transferrable moveable moving flexible mobile motile manageable unbalanced unstable unsteady Antonyms & Near Antonyms irremovable immovable immobile unmovable stationary fixed static nonmoving standing nonmobile nonmotile motionless still stuck rooted steadfast fast wedged immotile moveless See More
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