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Definition:

  1. [noun] degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";

  2. [verb] remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "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"
    Synonyms: take, take away, withdraw

  3. [verb] remove from a position or an office

  4. [verb] dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
    Synonyms: get rid of

  5. [verb] cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
    Synonyms: take out, move out

  6. [verb] 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"; "remove a case to another court"
    Synonyms: transfer

  7. [verb] go away or leave; "He absented himself"
    Synonyms: absent

  8. [verb] kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
    Synonyms: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off

  9. [verb] get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
    Synonyms: take away

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