Remove Definition
rĭ-mo͝ov
removed, removes, removing
verb
removed, removes, removing
To move from a place or position occupied.
Removed the cups from the table.
American Heritage
To move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another.
Webster's New World
To take off.
To remove one's coat.
Webster's New World
To do away with.
Webster's New World
To take, extract, separate, or withdraw (someone or something from)
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
removes
The act of removing.
Webster's New World
The distance between one thing and another.
Living at a far remove from here.
Webster's New World
Any step, interval, or degree.
But one short remove from victory.
Webster's New World
A move to another residence or place of business.
Webster's New World
Origin of Remove
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From Middle English remeven, removen, from Anglo-Norman remuver, removeir, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removÄ“re, from re- + movÄ“re (“to move")
From Wiktionary
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Middle English removen from Old French remouvoir from Latin removēre re- re- movēre to move move
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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