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English noun: remove | |||
| 1. | remove (attribute) degree of figurative distance or separation | ||
| Samples | Just one remove from madness. It imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distance | ||
English verb: remove | |||
| 1. | remove (change) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | They want to remove the doors | ||
| Synonyms | take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ablate, amputate, aspirate, bail, bail out, bale out, bear away, bear off, bone, brush, bur, burl, burr, cancel, carry away, carry off, carve out, cast, cast off, chip away, chip away at, circumcise, clean, clean, clean, clean, clean, clear, clear, clear away, clear off, clear out, clear up, condense, cream, cream off, crumb, cut into, cut off, de-iodinate, de-ionate, debone, decalcify, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, decorticate, defang, defuse, degas, dehorn, delete, delouse, delve, demineralise, demineralize, depilate, descale, desorb, detoxicate, detoxify, detusk, dig, dig, disburden, discharge, disembowel, disinvest, dislodge, dismantle, divest, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw, draw away, draw off, draw off, draw out, draw out, dredge, drive out, drop, eliminate, empty, enucleate, enucleate, epilate, eviscerate, eviscerate, excavate, exenterate, expectorate, extirpate, extract, flick, free, get out, gut, harvest, head, hollow, hull, husk, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, knock out, lade, laden, ladle, leach, leach, lift, lift, lift, lift out, muck, offsaddle, pick, pick, pit, pull, pull, pull, pull off, pull out, pull out, pull up, ream, resect, scale, scalp, scavenge, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, seed, shake off, shed, shell, shell, shuck, shuck, skim, skim off, spoon, stem, stone, string, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, strip, suck out, take away, take away, take off, take out, take out, take out, take out, take out, take out, take out, take up, tear away, tear off, throw, throw away, throw off, tip, turn over, tusk, unburden, undock, undress, unhinge, unpack, unsaddle, unstring, unveil, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, wear away, wear off, weed, winnow, wipe away, wipe off, withdraw | ||
| 2. | remove (social) remove from a position or an office | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bench, boot out, can, dismiss, displace, drop, drum out, expel, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, invalid, kick out, oust, pull off, sack, send away, terminate, throw out, unseat, winkle out | ||
| 3. | remove (possession) dispose of | ||
| Samples | Get rid of these old shoes!. The company got rid of all the dead wood. | ||
| Synonyms | get rid of | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, comb out, cull, de-aerate, deaerate, decaffeinate, decarbonate, decerebrate, dechlorinate, defat, defibrinate, degrease, deionize, delist, delocalize, deoxygenate, destain, desulfurize, desulphurize, detick, devein, discard, dispose, ditch, dump, fettle, flense, flesh, fling, kern, pith, put away, scum, slough off, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, unbridle, unmuzzle, weed out, work off | ||
| 4. | remove (social) cause to leave | ||
| Samples | The teacher took the children out of the classroom. | ||
| Synonyms | move out, take out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call in, clear, estrange | ||
| Cause | move | ||
| 5. | remove (motion) shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes | ||
| Samples | He removed his children to the countryside. Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city. Remove a case to another court. | ||
| Synonyms | transfer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shift, transfer | ||
| 6. | remove (change) go away or leave | ||
| Samples | He absented himself. | ||
| Synonyms | absent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disappear, go away, vanish | ||
| 7. | remove (social) kill intentionally and with premeditation | ||
| Samples | The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered. | ||
| Synonyms | bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, slay | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burke, execute | ||
| 8. | remove (change) get rid of something abstract | ||
| Samples | The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage. God takes away your sins. | ||
| Synonyms | take away | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | wash away | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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