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- pronunciation:
- rih
muv
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
removing, remove, removed |
| definition 1: |
to take away from a place or position.
When they come to install the new refrigerator, they'll remove the old one.He removed everything from the shelf and wiped it with a cloth.The security guards removed the protesters from the auditorium.She desperately wished to remove herself from the situation.- synonyms:
- displace, take, withdraw
- antonyms:
- add, enter, insert, replace
- similar words:
- dislodge, doff, draw, efface, empty, evacuate, expel, move, oust
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| definition 2: |
to shift (something) from one position to another.
I removed the plants to the dining room where they would get more light.- synonyms:
- move, relocate, shift, transfer, transplant
- similar words:
- change, displace, draw, move over, switch
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| definition 3: |
to take off (clothing).
She was so cold in the room that she never removed her coat.- synonyms:
- doff, shed, strip
- antonyms:
- don, put on
- similar words:
- cast, change
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| definition 4: |
to dismiss or force to leave office or employment.
The corrupt mayor was removed from office.The president was forced to remove two of his cabinet members from their posts.- synonyms:
- depose, discharge, dismiss, displace, fire, oust, terminate, unseat
- antonyms:
- appoint, install
- similar words:
- dethrone, eject, purge, topple
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| definition 5: |
to get rid of; eliminate.
This product removes paint very easily.The stain was set in, and I couldn't remove it.- synonyms:
- dispose of, efface, eliminate, expunge, purge
- similar words:
- abolish, amputate, annihilate, blot out, delete, dispel, doff, edit, eradicate, exhaust, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate
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| definition 6: |
to murder or assassinate.
They uncovered a plot to remove the king.- synonyms:
- assassinate, execute, liquidate, murder
- similar words:
- annihilate, destroy, purge
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| related words: |
absent, abstract, carry, chuck, cross, degrade, depose, discharge, disperse, drain, erase, evict, extinguish, extract, kick out, kill, overthrow, pick, pluck, reject, rule out, scrape, soak, strain, take, trim |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to change residence or address from one place to another.
The family is removing to Boston in August.- synonyms:
- move, relocate, transfer
- similar words:
- move on
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| definition 2: |
to go away.
- synonyms:
- depart, leave, repair
- similar words:
- evacuate, retreat, vacate
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| related words: |
give way, turn, withdraw |
adverb + (v.)remove
carefully, effectively, far, forcibly, gently, lightly, occasionally, permanently, physically, safely, surgically, thoroughly
(v.)remove
+ noun
asbestos,
bacon,
barrier,
bone,
bubble,
cake,
cap,
carbon,
chicken,
clothing,
coat,
contaminant,
cover,
dam,
debris,
dirt,
dough,
drain,
dust,
envelope,
fat,
foil,
giblet,
glove,
grill,
hat,
heat,
helmet,
impurity,
jacket,
layer,
leaf,
lid,
lump,
marinade,
mask,
meat,
membrane,
metal,
moisture,
mold,
mushroom,
nail,
obstacle,
oven,
paint,
pan,
particle,
peel,
pin,
plastic,
plate,
platter,
pork,
pot,
refrigerator,
residue,
restriction,
rib,
rim,
saucepan,
screw,
seed,
sheet,
shell,
shoe,
shrimp,
silk,
skillet,
skin,
sock,
spoon,
stain,
stigma,
tissue,
towel,
trace,
tumor,
wire
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of removing.
- synonyms:
- disposal, relocation, removal, withdrawal
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| definition 2: |
the extent to which a person, place, or thing is separated from another.
- synonyms:
- distance, estrangement, separation
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| definition 3: |
psychological or intellectual distance from something or someone.
- synonyms:
- dissociation, distance, estrangement, remoteness, separation
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adjective + (n.)remove
cool, far, great, safe
verb + (n.)remove
operate, place, respond, stand
noun + (n.)remove
generation, murder, page, rest
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| derivation: |
remover (n.) |
The word remove
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
mob, mot, mov
Latin
root
that means move
Example words:
automobile, commotion, demote, emote, emotion, immobile, immovable, locomotion, mobile, motivate, motivation, motive, motor, movement, nonmotile, remote, remove, unmotivated, unmoved
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