ALL meanings of remove
re·move
R r - intransitive verb remove take out 1
- intransitive verb remove take away 1
- transitive verb remove eliminate 1
- transitive verb remove excise, edit out 1
- transitive verb remove stain, make-up: clean off 1
- transitive verb remove clothing: take off 1
- noun remove separation 1
- intransitive verb remove change residence 1
- transitive verb remove transfer, move out 1
- transitive verb remove dismiss: from job 1
- transitive verb remove dismiss from public office 1
- transitive verb remove assassinate 1
- transitive verb remove withdraw: from school 1
- verb with object remove to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table. 1
- verb with object remove to take off or shed (an article of clothing): to remove one's jacket. 1
- verb with object remove to move or shift to another place or position; transfer: She removed the painting to another wall. 1
- verb with object remove to put out; send away: to remove a tenant. 1
- verb with object remove to dismiss or force from a position or office; discharge: They removed him for embezzling. 1
- verb with object remove to take away, withdraw, or eliminate: to remove the threat of danger. 1
- verb with object remove to get rid of; do away with; put an end to: to remove a stain; to remove the source of disease. 1
- verb with object remove to kill; assassinate. 1
- verb without object remove to move from one place to another, especially to another locality or residence: We remove to Newport early in July. 1
- verb without object remove to go away; depart; disappear. 1
- noun remove the act of removing. 1
- noun remove a removal from one place, as of residence, to another. 1
- noun remove the distance by which one person, place, or thing is separated from another: to see something at a remove. 1
- noun remove a mental distance from the reality of something as a result of psychological detachment or lack of experience: to criticize something at a remove. 1
- noun remove a degree of difference, as that due to descent, transmission, etc.: a folk survival, at many removes, of a druidic rite. 1
- noun remove a step or degree, as in a graded scale. 1
- noun remove British. a promotion of a pupil to a higher class or division at school. 1
- verb remove If you remove something from a place, you take it away. 0
- verb remove If you remove clothing, you take it off. 0
- verb remove If you remove a stain from something, you make the stain disappear by treating it with a chemical or by washing it. 0
- verb remove If people remove someone from power or from something such as a committee, they stop them being in power or being a member of the committee. 0
- verb remove If you remove an obstacle, a restriction, or a problem, you get rid of it. 0
- verb remove to take away and place elsewhere 0
- verb remove to displace (someone) from office; dismiss 0
- verb remove to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish 0
- verb remove to cause (dirt, stains, or anything unwanted) to disappear; get rid of 0
- verb remove to assassinate; kill 0
- verb remove to change the location of one's home or place of business 0
- noun remove the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work 0
- noun remove the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another 0
- noun remove (in certain schools) a class or form, esp one for children of about 14 years, designed to introduce them to the greater responsibilities of a more senior position in the school 0
- noun remove (at a formal dinner, formerly) a dish to be changed while the rest of the course remains on the table 0
- verb transitive remove to move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another 0
- verb transitive remove to take off 0
- verb transitive remove to do away with 0
- verb transitive remove to kill or assassinate 0
- verb transitive remove to dismiss, as from an office or position 0