remove (rɪˈmuːv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) |
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| —vb |
| 1. | to take away and place elsewhere |
| 2. | to displace (someone) from office; dismiss |
| 3. | to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish |
| 4. | to cause (dirt, stains, or anything unwanted) to disappear; get rid of |
| 5. | euphemistic to assassinate; kill |
| 6. | formal (intr) to change the location of one's home or place of business: the publishers have removed to Mayfair |
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| —n |
| 7. | the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work |
| 8. | the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another: only one remove from madness |
| 9. | (Brit) (in certain schools) a class or form, esp one for children of about 14 years, designed to introduce them to the greater responsibilities of a more senior position in the school |
| 10. | (at a formal dinner, formerly) a dish to be changed while the rest of the course remains on the table |
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| [C14: from Old French removoir, from Latin removēre; see move] |
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| re'movable |
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| remova'bility |
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| re'movableness |
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| re'movably |
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| —adv |
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| re'mover |
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