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单词 remove
释义

remove

1 of 2

verb

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

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
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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 How to pronounce remove (audio)
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 How to pronounce remove (audio)
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

remove 1 of 2

verb

1
as in to strip
to rid oneself of (a garment) I removed my coat as soon as I got inside

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • strip
  • shed
  • doff
  • put off
  • douse
  • shrug off
  • take off
  • peel (off)
  • disrobe
  • undress
  • husk
  • kick (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • throw (on)
  • don
  • wear
  • slip (into)
  • put on
  • array
  • suit
  • rig
  • clothe
  • dress
  • apparel
  • bedeck
  • robe
  • garb
  • attire
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2
as in to withdraw
to take away from a place or position he carefully removed the old manuscript from the shelf

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • withdraw
  • pull
  • extract
  • draw
  • dislodge
  • take out
  • clear
  • move
  • cut
  • shift
  • transfer
  • draw out
  • displace
  • demount
  • draw off
  • disturb
  • transpose
  • abstract
  • budge
  • dislocate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • put
  • place
  • position
  • mount
  • fix
  • set
  • secure
  • clamp
  • anchor
  • embed
  • root
  • entrench
  • imbed
  • stick
  • hitch
  • implant
  • moor
  • site
  • lodge
  • situate
  • set up
  • intrench
  • ingrain
  • engrain
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3
as in to relocate
to change the place or position of please remove that chair to the other room

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • relocate
  • transfer
  • move
  • shift
  • disturb
  • replace
  • transport
  • displace
  • reposition
  • transpose
  • carry
  • convey
  • budge
  • haul
  • modify
  • dislocate
  • transmit
  • alter
  • drive
  • supersede
  • lug
  • revise
  • supplant
  • transplant
  • cart
  • rework
  • redo
  • tote
  • bear
  • vary
  • remake
  • remodel
  • revamp
  • refashion
  • make over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fix
  • stabilize
  • freeze
  • secure
  • set
  • anchor
  • moor
  • embed
  • root
  • entrench
  • imbed
  • implant
  • lodge
  • intrench
  • ingrain
  • engrain
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4
as in to dismiss
to let go from office, service, or employment voters removed the racist selectman from office the first chance they got

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dismiss
  • sack
  • retire
  • release
  • fire
  • terminate
  • can
  • discharge
  • muster out
  • turn off
  • ax
  • excess
  • send packing
  • bounce
  • axe
  • trim
  • lay off
  • downsize
  • show (someone) the door
  • separate
  • cashier
  • kick out
  • unseat
  • pink-slip
  • throw out
  • furlough
  • drum (out)
  • chuck (out)
  • boot (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • retain
  • employ
  • engage
  • hire
  • keep
  • take on
  • sign (up or on)
  • reemploy
  • recruit
  • rehire
  • contract
  • subcontract
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remove

2 of 2

noun

as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • distance
  • width
  • length
  • lead
  • stretch
  • spread
  • way
  • spacing
  • height
  • throw
  • space
  • area
  • extension
  • reach
  • extent
  • rise
  • drop
  • volume
  • scope
  • sweep
  • cast
  • depth
  • altitude
  • range
  • clearance
  • flight
  • haul
  • shot
  • breadth
  • fall
  • berth
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