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English to English noun
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degree of figurative distance or separation |  | Example: just one remove from madness
it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
The act of removing; a removal. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 3 |
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | | Example: remove a threat
remove a wrapper
Remove the dirty dishes from the table
take the gun from your pocket
This machine withdraws heat from the environment
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
remove from a position or an office | | source: wordnet30
| 5 |
dispose of | | Example: Get rid of these old shoes!
The company got rid of all the dead wood
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
cause to leave | | Example: The teacher took the children out of the classroom
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes | | Example: He removed his children to the countryside
Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city
remove a case to another court
source: wordnet30
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go away or leave | | Example: He absented himself
source: wordnet30
| 9 |
kill intentionally and with premeditation | | Example: The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
source: wordnet30
| 10 |
get rid of something abstract | | Example: The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
God takes away your sins
source: wordnet30
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To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building. | | source: webster1913
| 12 |
To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another. | | source: webster1913
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