removed; removing
1
a
: to change the location, position, station, or residence of
remove soldiers to the front
b
: to transfer (a legal proceeding) from one court to another
2
: to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off
remove your hat
3
: to dismiss from office
4
: to get rid of : eliminate
remove a tumor surgically
1
: to change location, station, or residence
removing from the city to the suburbs
2
: to go away
3
: to be capable of being removed
remover
noun
1
: removal
specifically
: move sense 2c
2
a
: a distance or interval separating one person or thing from another
b
: a degree or stage of separation
Synonyms
Examples of remove in a Sentence
Verb
Remove the trash from the front yard.
My tonsils were removed when I was five years old.
Trees help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
These new findings should remove any doubt about his innocence.
What's a good way to remove stains from a silk dress?
The new law would remove obstacles to obtaining a work permit.
He was removed from office.
Noun
She thrives when she's at some remove from mainstream society.
their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center
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Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Teams had to shore up the structure in the efforts to reach him and he wasn't removed until a little after midnight, O’Neill said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
At an appearance late last month, Torvalds… essentially agreed with the Rust-minded developer complaints, albeit from a much greater remove.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.
—Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Teams had to shore up the structure in the efforts to reach him and he wasn't removed until a little after midnight, O’Neill said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
Mother’s gradual transformation should give the movie a sense of movement, but because it’s held at a remove, tedium sets in.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
At an appearance late last month, Torvalds… essentially agreed with the Rust-minded developer complaints, albeit from a much greater remove.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Remove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remove. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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remove
1 of 2 verb
re·move
ri-ˈmüv 
removed; removing
1
: to change or cause to change to another location, position, station, or residence
remove soldiers to the front
2
: to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off
remove your hat
3
: to dismiss from office
the treasurer was removed after a year
4
: to get rid of : eliminate sense 1
remove a tumor
5
: to go away
6
: to be capable of being removed
a bottle cap that removes easily
remove
2 of 2 noun1
: removal
especially
: move entry 2 sense 2c
2
a
: a distance separating one thing from another
b
: a degree or stage of separation
at one remove
Legal Definition
remove
verb
re·move
ri-ˈmüv
removed; removing
: to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as
a
: to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and especially from a state court to a federal court see also separable controversy
Note: Section 1441 et seq. of title 28 of the U.S. Code allows a defendant who is brought into a state court to remove the action to federal district court when diversity of citizenship exists, when the action involves a claim or right arising under the U.S. Constitution or under laws or treaties of the U.S., or when the defendant is a foreign country or its agency or instrumentality. Civil actions and criminal prosecutions brought against an officer or agency of the U.S. for any act under color of office may also be removed.
b
: to dismiss from office
an independent counsel…may be removed from office…only by the personal action of the Attorney General—U.S. Code
U.S. Code
c
: to take away
should his incapacity be removed by a judgment of a court—Louisiana Civil Code
Louisiana Civil Code
removableness
noun
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