remove

Meanings

• degree of figurative distance or separation; or
  • "just one remove from madness"
  • "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"
• 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"
• remove from a position or an office
• dispose of
• cause to leave
• 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"
• go away or leave
• kill intentionally and with premeditation
• get rid of something abstract
  • "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"

Synonyms

absent, bump off, dispatch, get rid of, hit, move out, murder, off, polish off, slay, take, take away, take out, transfer, withdraw