Word Definition

Remove

  1. The act of removing; a removal.
  2. That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room for something else.
  3. The distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year.
  4. The state of being removed.
  5. The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; -- in the United States usually called a move.
  6. The act of resetting a horse's shoe.
  7. To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another.
  8. To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease.
  9. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.
  10. To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters.

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