re·move
(rĭ-mōōv́)
[Middle English removen, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre, re-, re-, + movēre, to move; see move.]
verb: -moved, -mov·ing, -moves.
transitive verb
- To move from a place or position occupied: removed the cups from the table.
- To transfer or convey from one place to another: removed the family to Texas.
- To take off: removed my boots.
- To take away; withdraw: removed the candidate's name from consideration.
- To do away with; eliminate: remove a stain.
- To dismiss from an office or position.
intransitive verb
- To change one's place of residence or business; move: “In 1751, I removed from the country to the town” (David Hume)
- To go away; depart.
- To be removable: paint that removes with water.
noun
- The act of removing; removal.
- Distance or degree of separation or remoteness: “to spill, though at a safe remove, the blood of brave men” (Anthony Burgess)
derivatives
- re·mov́er
- noun
