remove (verb)

degree of figurative distance or separation

"just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";

remove, take, take away, withdraw (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"

remove (verb)

remove from a position or an office

get rid of, remove (verb)

dispose of

"Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

take out, move out, remove (verb)

cause to leave

"The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

remove, transfer (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"

absent, remove (verb)

go away or leave

"He absented himself"

murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove (verb)

kill intentionally and with premeditation

"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

remove, take away (verb)

get rid of something abstract

"The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"

remove (Noun)

The act of removing something, especially removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course

remove (Noun)

A dish thus replaced, or the replacement

remove (Noun)

(at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last

remove (Noun)

A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")

remove (Noun)

Distance in time or space

remove (Verb)

To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.

remove (Verb)

To murder someone.

remove (Verb)

To discard, set aside (a thought, feeling etc.).

remove (Verb)

To change one's residence.

remove (Verb)

To move something from one place to another, especially to take away. To replace a dish within a course.

remove (Verb)

To murder.

remove (Verb)

To dismiss a batsman.

remove (Verb)

To discard, set aside, especially something abstract.

remove (Verb)

To depart, leave.

remove (Verb)

To change one's residence; to move.

remove (Verb)

To dismiss or discharge from office.