remove [ ri'mu:v ]

• n. degree of figurative distance or separation

  "just one remove from madness"; "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"

• v.
  • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

    "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"

    同义词： take take away withdraw

  • remove from a position or an office
  • dispose of

    同义词： get rid of

  • cause to leave

    同义词： take out move out

  • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

    "He removed his children to the countryside"; "remove a case to another court"

    同义词： transfer

  • go away or leave

    同义词： absent

  • kill intentionally and with premeditation

    同义词： murder slay hit dispatch bump off off polish off

  • get rid of something abstract

    "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"

    同义词： take away

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