The Wordsmith Dictionary

Re *move " (r-mv "), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Removed (-mvd "); p. pr. & vb. n. Removing. ] Etym: [OF. removoir, remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re- re- + movere to move. See Move. ]

1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building. Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark. Deut. xix. 14. When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving us, I generally ordered the table to be removed. Goldsmith.

2. To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease. "King Richard thus removed. " Shak.

3. To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters.

Note: See the Note under Remove, v. i.

REMOVE

REMOVE Re *move " (r-mv "), v. i.

Defn: 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. Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane, I can not taint with fear. Shak.

Note: The verb remove, in some of its application, is synonymous with move, but not in all. Thus we do not apply remove to a mere change of posture, without a change of place or the seat of a thing. A man moves his head when he turns it, or his finger when he bends it, but he does not remove it. Remove usually or always denotes a change of place in a body, but we never apply it to a regular, continued course or motion. We never say the wind or water, or a ship, removes at a certain rate by the hour; but we say a ship was removed from one place in a harbor to another. Move is a generic term, including the sense of remove, which is more generally applied to a change from one station or permanent position, stand, or seat, to another station.

REMOVE

REMOVE Re *move ", n.

1. The act of removing; a removal. This place should be at once both school and university, not needing a remove to any other house of scholarship. Milton. And drags at each remove a lengthening chain. Goldsmith.

2. The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; -- in the United States usually called a move. It is an English proverb that three removes are as bad as a fire. J.H. Newman.

3. The state of being removed. Locke.

4. That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room for something else.

5. The distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year. A freeholder is but one remove from a legislator. Addison.

6. (Far. )

Defn: The act of resetting a horse's shoe. Swift.

REMOVED

REMOVED Re *moved " (r-mvd "), a.

1. Changed in place.

2. Dismissed from office.

3. Distant in location; remote. "Something finer than you could purchase in so removed a dwelling. " Shak.

4. Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once removed. -- Re *mov "ed *ness (r, n. Shak.

REMOVER

REMOVER Re *mov "er (-r ), n.

Defn: One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks. Bacon.

New American Oxford Dictionary

remove

re move |riˈmo͞ov rəˈmuv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 take (something ) away or off from the position occupied: Customs officials removed documents from the premises | she sat down to remove her make-up. • take off (clothing ): he sat down and quickly removed his shoes and socks. • [ no obj. ] (remove to ) dated change one's home or place of residence by moving to (another place ): he removed to Mexico and began afresh. • S. African historical compel (someone ) by law to move to another area: a man is removed to the tribal district of his forbears. 2 eliminate or get rid of: the iron can be removed by filtration | they removed thousands of needy youngsters from the system. • dismiss from a job or office: he was removed from his teaching position. 3 (be removed ) be distant from: it is an isolated place, far removed from the London art world. • be very different from: an explanation that is far removed from the truth. 4 (as adj. removed ) separated by a particular number of steps of descent: his second cousin once removed. ▶noun a degree of remoteness or separation: at this remove, the whole incident seems insane. DERIVATIVES re mov a bil i ty |riˌmo͞ovəˈbilətē |noun, re mov a ble adjective, re mov er noun ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb ): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back ’ + movere ‘to move. ’

Oxford Dictionary

remove

re ¦move |rɪˈmuːv | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 take (something ) away or off from the position occupied: Customs officials removed documents from the premises | she sat down to remove her make-up. • take off (clothing ): he sat down and quickly removed his shoes and socks. • [ no obj. ] (remove to ) dated change one's home or place of residence by moving to (another place ): he removed to Wales and began afresh. • S. African historical compel (someone ) by law to move to another area: a man is removed to the tribal district of his forbears. 2 abolish or get rid of: exchange controls have finally been removed | they removed thousands of needy youngsters from the benefit system. • dismiss from a job: he was removed from his position as teacher. 3 (be removed ) be distant from: it is an isolated place, far removed from the London art world. • be very different from: an explanation which is far removed from the truth. 4 (as adj. removed ) separated by a particular number of steps of descent: his second cousin once removed. ▶noun 1 a degree of remoteness or separation: at this remove, the whole incident seems insane. 2 (also Remove ) chiefly historical a form or division in some British schools: a member of the Fifth Remove. DERIVATIVES removability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, removable adjective, remover noun ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb ): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back ’ + movere ‘to move ’.

American Oxford Thesaurus

remove

remove verb 1 remove the plug: detach, unfasten; pull out, take out, disconnect. ANTONYMS attach. 2 she removed the lid: take off, undo, unfasten. ANTONYMS put on. 3 he removed a twenty from his wallet: take out, produce, bring out, get out, pull out, withdraw. ANTONYMS insert. 4 police removed boxes of documents: take away, carry away, move, transport; confiscate; informal cart off. ANTONYMS put back, replace. 5 Sheila removed the mud: clean off, wash off, wipe off, rinse off, scrub off, sponge out. 6 Harry removed his coat: take off, pull off, slip out of, peel off; dated doff. ANTONYMS put on, don. 7 she was removed from her post: dismiss, discharge, dislodge, displace, expel, oust, depose; informal fire, sack, kick out, boot out. ANTONYMS install, appoint. 8 tax relief was removed: withdraw, abolish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, stop, cut; informal ax. ANTONYMS introduce. 9 Gabriel removed two words: delete, erase, rub out, cross out, strike out, obliterate; informal deep-six. ANTONYMS add. 10 weeds have to be removed: uproot, pull out, eradicate. 11 it's important to remove weak or dying branches: cut off, chop off, lop off, hack off.

removed

removed adjective it's a fairy tale completely removed from reality: distant from, remote from, disconnected from; unrelated to, unconnected to, alien to, foreign to, outside of.

Oxford Thesaurus

remove

remove verb 1 switch off the power and remove the plug: detach, unfasten, separate; pull out, take out, disconnect. ANTONYMS attach. 2 he took the box and removed the lid: take off, undo, unfasten. ANTONYMS put on. 3 he pulled out his wallet and removed a twenty dollar bill: take out, produce, bring out, get out, draw out, withdraw, extract, pull out, fish out. ANTONYMS insert. 4 police searched his flat, removing fifteen bags of clothing: take away, carry away, move, shift, convey, transport; confiscate, take possession of; informal cart off. ANTONYMS replace, put back. 5 in the bathroom, Sheila soon removed the mud: clean off, wash off, wipe off, rinse off, scrub off, sponge out. 6 Henry removed his coat: take off, pull off, peel off, shrug off, discard, divest oneself of, shed, fling off, fling aside, climb out of, slip out of; undo, unfasten, unbutton, unzip; dated doff. ANTONYMS don, put on. 7 he was removed from his post as head of the security department: dismiss, discharge, get rid of, dislodge, displace, throw out, evict, eject, expel, oust, purge, unseat, depose, topple, supplant; dethrone; informal sack, fire, kick out, boot out, give someone the boot, give someone their marching orders, show someone the door; Brit. informal turf out; dated out. ANTONYMS install, appoint. 8 tax relief on life assurance premiums was removed: withdraw, abolish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, take away, stop, put an end to, cut; informal axe. ANTONYMS introduce, bring in. 9 Gabriel carefully removed the last two words: delete, erase, rub out, cross out, strike out, ink out, score out, block out, blue-pencil, cut out, eliminate, efface, obliterate. ANTONYMS add. 10 weeds have to be removed and a good general weedkiller applied: uproot, take out, pull out, eradicate, destroy. 11 sometimes it may be necessary to remove branches of the tree: cut off, chop off, lop off, hack off, amputate, excise. 12 dated in 1800 he removed to Edinburgh. See move (sense 5 of the verb ). 13 mobsters like that could simply have you removed if they didn't like you: kill, murder, put to death, get rid of, dispose of, assassinate, eliminate, execute, wipe out; informal bump off, do away with, do in, do for, knock off, take out, top, stiff, croak, liquidate, blow away, give someone the works, wipe off the face of the earth; N. Amer. informal rub out, waste, smoke, ice, off; N. Amer. euphemistic terminate with extreme prejudice. ▶noun it is almost impossible, at this remove, to reconstruct the impact of the incident: distance, space of time, interval.

removed

removed adjective the programme was described as a fairy story completely removed from reality: distant, remote, disconnected, different; unrelated to, unconnected to, foreign to, alien to.

French Dictionary

remover

remover FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour dissolvant, décapant.

Spanish Dictionary

remover

remover verbo transitivo 1 Mover cosas o partes de una cosa que están juntas, dándoles vueltas y agitándolas, de manera que cambien de posición o queden bien mezcladas :remover el azúcar del café; al remover la basura y el estiércol se desprendía un fuerte olor a podrido; el cocinero remueve la cacerola sobre el fuego .2 Hacer que un asunto que estaba detenido o abandonado se ponga de nuevo de actualidad o en funcionamiento .3 Investigar un asunto y poner al descubierto cosas de él que estaban ocultas :removió todo el asunto hasta descubrir la verdad .4 Quitar o apartar un inconveniente o un obstáculo :la ley debe remover los obstáculos que impidan o dificulten la plenitud de su desarrollo y facilitar la participación de todos los ciudadanos en la vida política .5 Extirpar algo que es perjudicial para el organismo :remover un tumor; remover la grasa; había recibido tratamiento médico para remover cinco masas tumorales en el cuello .6 Destituir a alguien de su empleo :según el artículo 13, corresponde a la junta de propietarios nombrar y remover a las personas que ejerzan los cargos mencionados en el artículo anterior .7 ACent, Arg, Chile, Ecuad Hacer que una persona deje de tener su empleo o de pertenecer a un colectivo .8 removerse verbo pronominal Moverse de forma intranquila y desasosegada :el niño se removía en la cuna sin poder dormir . VÉASE remover cielo y tierra; remover el gallinero . Conjugación [32 ] como mover .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

remove

re move /rɪmúːv /〖re (再び )move (動く )〗(名 )removal 動詞～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; removing (→分詞 removed )他動詞 1 ｟書｠〖remove A from B 〗〈人が〉A 〈物人〉をB 〈場所〉から【ほかの場所へ】取り去る , 移動する , 撤去する (take away ) «to » ; A 〈人〉をBから救い出す ▸ remove the pan from the heat なべを火から下ろす ▸ Please remove my name from your mailing list .君のメーリングリストから私の名前をはずしてくれないか .2 〖remove A from B 〗〈人などが〉B 〈人物〉からA 〈障害問題規制など〉を取り除く , 除去する ; BからA 〈しみ汚れなど〉を落とす ▸ The tumour was surgically removed .その腫瘍（しゆよう）は外科手術によって摘出された ▸ remove a stain しみを抜く .3 〖remove A from B 〗A 〈人〉をB 〈仕事地位など〉から降ろす , 解雇する , 解任する ▸ He was removed from his post for accepting bribes .彼は賄賂（わいろ）を受け取ったためにその地位を降ろされた .4 ｟書｠〈服など〉を脱ぐ, 〈サングラス〉をはずす (take off ).5 ｟遠回しに｠〈人〉を殺す , 始末する (kill ).自動詞｟古｠〈人事務所などが〉 «…から /…へ » 引っ越す , 移転する «from /to » .名詞 C 1 ｟主に英かたく｠(物事からの )距離 , 隔たり (の1段階 ), 程度 (distance ) (!しばしば数詞を伴う ) ▸ just one remove from madness 狂気と紙一重 .2 (血族世代間の )隔たり (の1段階 )▸ one's first cousin at one remove いとこの子 (≒one's second cousin ) (!one removeは親子の隔たりをさす; →removed 2 ) .3 移動 ; 移転 , 引っ越し (move ).4 ｟英｠〖しばしばR -〗進級 ▸ get [miss ] a remove 進級する [進級しそこなう ].

removed

re m ó ved 形容詞 1 «…から » (距離が )離れた ; ｟比喩的に｠〖far ～〗 «…とは » かけ離れた, ほど遠い «from » ▸ far removed from reality 現実とかけ離れている .2 〈いとこが〉…親等の ▸ one's first cousin once removed またいとこ〘いとこの子, または両親のいとこ〙.

remover

re m ó v er 名詞 1 U C 除去剤 ▸ (a ) stain [paint ] remover しみ抜き [ペンキ除去剤 ]▸ hair remover 脱毛剤 .2 C ｟英｠(引っ越し家具の )運送業者 (｟米｠mover ).3 C 除去する人 .