Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

remove

 
Dictionary: re·move   (rĭ-mūv') pronunciation

v., -moved, -mov·ing, -moves.

v.tr.
  1. To move from a place or position occupied: removed the cups from the table.
  2. To transfer or convey from one place to another: removed the family to Texas.
  3. To take off: removed my boots.
  4. To take away; withdraw: removed the candidate's name from consideration.
  5. To do away with; eliminate: remove a stain.
  6. To dismiss from an office or position.
v.intr.
  1. To change one's place of residence or business; move: "In 1751, I removed from the country to the town" (David Hume).
  2. To go away; depart.
  3. To be removable: paint that removes with water.
n.
  1. The act of removing; removal.
  2. Distance or degree of separation or remoteness: "to spill, though at a safe remove, the blood of brave men" (Anthony Burgess).

[Middle English removen, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre : re-, re- + movēre, to move; see move.]

remover re·mov'er n.

Search unanswered questions...
Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics
Food and Nutrition: remove
Top

Obsolete term for the main course of dinner.

Thesaurus: remove
Top

verb

  1. To move (something) from a position occupied: take, take away, take off, take out, withdraw. See move/halt.
  2. To go or cause to go from one place to another: maneuver, move, shift, transfer. See move/halt.
  3. To move along a particular course: fare, go, journey, pass, proceed, push on, travel, wend. Idioms: make one's way. See move/halt.
  4. To change one's residence or place of business, for example: move, relocate, transfer. See move/halt.
  5. To take from one's own person: doff, take off. See put on/take off.
  6. To take or leave out: drop, eliminate, omit. See include/exclude.
  7. To destroy all traces of: abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill1, liquidate, obliterate, root1 (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to. See help/harm/harmless, make/unmake.
  8. To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution: eliminate, eradicate, liquidate, purge, wipe out. Idioms: do away with, put an end to. See help/harm/harmless, keep/release.

noun

    Degree of separation, especially in time: distance. See near/far/distance.

Antonyms: remove
Top

v

Definition: kill; do away with
Antonyms: give birth, plant, sow

v

Definition: lift or move object; take off, away
Antonyms: fix, install, place, remain, stay


Word Tutor: remove
Top
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To move to another place; take away or take off.

pronunciation The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread. — Mother Teresa (1910-1998)

Translations: Remove
Top

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fjerne, flytte, rydde væk, afskedige
v. intr. - flytte (fra/til)
n. - trin, afstand, oprykning, skridt

idioms:

  • at a remove    i passende afstand

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwijderen, uittrekken, verhuizen, weghalen, ontslaan, vermoorden, afstand, graad/trap, soort klas/indeling (Engelse scholen)

Français (French)
v. tr. - enlever, extirper, emporter, éliminer, déménager (qch), rayer, barrer, réfuter, renvoyer, destituer, liquider (qn), (Méd) enlever, pratiquer l'ablation de, (Jur) faire sortir (l'accusé), (fig) être loin de
v. intr. - déménager, changer de domicile
n. - enlèvement, différence (qui sépare les gens) de la distance ou du statut

idioms:

  • at a remove    (être) tout proche, (fig) qui frise (la folie)

Deutsch (German)
v. - beseitigen, entfernen, streichen, abnehmen, wegnehmen, entlassen
n. - Entfernung, Grad

idioms:

  • at a remove    auf Distanz

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αφαιρώ, βγάζω, διώχνω, απομακρύνω, μετακινώ-ούμαι, μεταφέρω, παίρνω, μετακομίζω, μεταθέτω, απολύω
n. - απόσταση, μονάδα απόστασης, (Βρετ.) μεταβατική τάξη (μαθητών)

idioms:

  • at a remove    σε απόσταση

Italiano (Italian)
rimuovere, spostare, trasportare, sopprimere, deporre, eliminare, togliersi

idioms:

  • at a remove    a distanza

Português (Portuguese)
v. - remover, demitir, eliminar
n. - remoção (f)

idioms:

  • at a remove    de mudança

Русский (Russian)
устранять, перемещать, удалять, снимать

idioms:

  • at a remove    поблизости

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - quitar, retirar, llevar, mudar, trasladar, eliminar, suprimir, destituir de, quitar de en medio, quitarse, despojarse de
v. intr. - trasladarse, mudarse, irse, desaparecer
n. - cambio de lugar, traslado, mudanza

idioms:

  • at a remove    a una distancia de, a un paso de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förflytta, ta bort, avsätta, flytta, (skol) flytta upp, försvinna
n. - avstånd, släktled, steg, (skol) uppflyttning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
移动, 搬开, 脱掉, 调动, 去掉, 消除, 迁移, 搬家, 离开, 距离, 间隔, 一步之差

idioms:

  • at a remove    一步或一辈一等的距离, 一段距离之外

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 移動, 搬開, 脫掉, 調動, 去掉, 消除
v. intr. - 遷移, 搬家, 移動, 離開
n. - 距離, 間隔, 移動, 一步之差, 遷移, 搬家

idioms:

  • at a remove    一步或一輩一等的距離, 一段距離之外

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 이동시키다, 옮기다, 제거하다
v. intr. - 이동하다, 떠나가다
n. - 거리, 간격, 등급

idioms:

  • at a remove    떨어져서 보면

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取り除く, 取り去る, 脱ぐ, 移す, 移転させる, 転居する, 解任する
n. - 距離, 転居

idioms:

  • at a remove    遠くで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقل, يزيل (الاسم) نقل, انتقال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הסיר, הוריד, סילק, פיטר, הוציא, העביר, חיסל‬
v. intr. - ‮עבר דירה‬
n. - ‮דרגה, שלב, עלייה לכיתה‬


 
 
Learn More
dehydrogenate
depilate
epilate

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Food and Nutrition. A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. Copyright © 1995, 2003, 2005 by A. E. Bender and D. A. Bender. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2009 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved.
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more