Definition of remove

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  • remove is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • remove is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • remove is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of remove

  • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb)

    Examples

    1. remove a threat
    2. remove a wrapper

    Synonyms

    1. take
    2. take away
    3. withdraw
  • kill intentionally and with premeditation (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. bump off
    2. dispatch
    3. hit
    4. murder
    5. off
    6. polish off
    7. slay
  • go away or leave (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. absent
  • dispose of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. get rid of
  • cause to leave (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. move out
    2. take out
  • get rid of something abstract (verb)

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    1. take away
  • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes (verb)

    Examples

    1. He removed his children to the countryside
    2. remove a case to another court

    Synonyms

    1. transfer
  • degree of figurative distance or separation (noun)

    Examples

    1. just one remove from madness
    2. it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy
  • remove from a position or an office (verb)

See definition of remove in Merriam Webster