Main entry: remove
Definition: degree of figurative distance or separation
Usage: just one remove from madness or it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy;
Main entry: remove, withdraw, take, take away
Definition: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Usage: 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
Definition: go away or leave
Usage: He absented himself
Definition: get rid of something abstract
Usage: The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage; God takes away your sins
Definition: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
Usage: He removed his children to the countryside; Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city; remove a case to another court
Main entry: get rid of, remove
Definition: dispose of
Usage: Get rid of these old shoes!; The company got rid of all the dead wood
Main entry: remove
Definition: remove from a position or an office
Main entry: remove, move out, take out
Definition: cause to leave
Usage: The teacher took the children out of the classroom
Main entry: slay, dispatch, polish off, remove, bump off, hit, off, murder
Definition: kill intentionally and with premeditation
Usage: The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered