Remove meaning

What does “remove” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“remove” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: degree of figurative distance or separation.

remove

degree of figurative distance or separation
“just one remove from madness”
“it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy”

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
“remove a threat”
“remove a wrapper”
Synonymstake take away withdraw
remove from a position or an office
dispose of
“Get rid of these old shoes!”
“The company got rid of all the dead wood”
Synonymsget rid of
cause to leave
“The teacher took the children out of the classroom”
Synonymstake out move out
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
“He removed his children to the countryside”
“Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city”
Synonymstransfer
go away or leave
“He absented himself”
Synonymsabsent
kill intentionally and with premeditation
“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
Synonymsmurder slay hit dispatch bump off off polish off
get rid of something abstract
“The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage”
“God takes away your sins”
Synonymstake away

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University