1. remove - noun
· degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness"; "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"
Hypernym(s): distance
2. remove - verb
· remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "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"
Synonym(s): take, take_away, withdraw
3. remove - verb
· remove from a position or an office
4. remove - verb
· dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
Synonym(s): get_rid_of
5. remove - verb
· cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
Synonym(s): take_out, move_out
6. remove - verb
· shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"
Synonym(s): transfer
7. remove - verb
· go away or leave; "He absented himself"
Synonym(s): absent
Hypernym(s): disappear, vanish, go_away
8. remove - verb
· kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
Synonym(s): murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump_off, off, polish_off
Hypernym(s): kill
9. remove - verb
· get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
Synonym(s): take_away
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