verb

remove

rih-MOOV

verb

To take something away from its place.

"Please remove your shoes before entering."

"The doctor removed the stitches after two weeks."

To delete or eliminate something.

"She removed the typo before sending the email."

To dismiss someone from a job or position.

"The board voted to remove him as chairman."

noun

A degree of distance or separation, especially in the phrase "at one remove."

"He watched the events unfold at one remove, through the news."

How to Use Remove

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo take something away, get rid of it, or take someone out of a position.

Common pairings

remove from remove a stain remove someone from office

Word Forms

removed past tense, remove plural, removed plural, removes plural, removes singular, remove singular, removed singular, removest singular, removedst singular, removeth singular

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Etymology

From Old French remouvoir, from Latin removere ("to move back"), from re- + movere ("to move").

Synonyms

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Antonyms

settle place add

Related Words

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Rhymes for remove

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