Dictionary entry details
• REMOVE (noun)
Meaning:
Degree of figurative distance or separation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context examples:
just one remove from madness / it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy
Hypernyms ("remove" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
• REMOVE (verb)
Meaning:
Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
remove; take away; withdraw; take
Context examples:
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
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "remove"):
decalcify (remove calcium or lime from)
dredge (remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water)
wear away; wear off (diminish, as by friction)
amputate; cut off (remove surgically)
eviscerate; resect (surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ)
cream; cream off; skim; skim off (remove from the surface)
strip (remove the surface from)
strip (strip the cured leaves from)
descale; scale (remove the scales from)
circumcise (cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys)
undock (take out of a dock)
cut into; delve; dig; turn over (turn up, loosen, or remove earth)
dig; excavate; hollow (remove the inner part or the core of)
defuse (remove the triggering device from)
clear out; drive out; expectorate (clear out the chest and lungs)
detoxicate; detoxify (remove poison from)
de-ionate (remove ions from)
de-iodinate (remove iodine from)
decarbonise; decarbonize; decarburise; decarburize; decoke (remove carbon from (an engine))
delouse (free of lice)
ream (remove by making a hole or by boring)
brush (remove with or as if with a brush)
wash; wash away; wash off; wash out (remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent)
desorb (remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed)
pull (take away)
demineralise; demineralize (remove the minerals or salts from)
eliminate (remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations)
lift out; scoop; scoop out; scoop up; take up (take out or up with or as if with a scoop)
draw out; extract; pull; pull out; pull up; take out (remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense)
aspirate; draw out; suck out (remove as if by suction)
cancel; delete (remove or make invisible)
lade; laden; ladle (remove with or as if with a ladle)
spoon (scoop up or take up with a spoon)
gut (remove the guts of)
head (remove the head of)
draw away; draw off; pull off (remove by drawing or pulling)
clean; strip (remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely)
draw; take out (take liquid out of a container or well)
draw; get out; pull; pull out; take out (bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover)
leach (cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate)
draw (cause to flow)
clean (remove while making clean)
dislodge; free (remove or force out from a position)
take out (remove something from a container or an enclosed space)
unstring (remove the strings from)
string (remove the stringy parts of)
wipe away; wipe off (remove by wiping)
bear away; bear off; carry away; carry off; take away (remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state)
unveil (remove the cover from)
take out; unpack (remove from its packing)
disburden; unburden (take the burden off; remove the burden from)
empty (remove)
discharge (remove the charge from)
offsaddle; unsaddle (remove the saddle from)
cast; cast off; drop; shake off; shed; throw; throw away; throw off (get rid of)
draw; draw off; take out; withdraw (remove (a commodity) from (a supply source))
depilate; epilate (remove body hair)
unbrace (remove a brace or braces from)
pick (remove in small bits)
clear; clear up (free (the throat) by making a rasping sound)
muck (remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine)
lift (remove from a surface)
lift (take off or away by decreasing)
lift (remove from a seedbed or from a nursery)
tear away; tear off (rip off violently and forcefully)
take off (take away or remove)
take away; take out (take out or remove)
pit; stone (remove the pits from)
seed (remove the seeds from)
winnow (blow away or off with a current of air)
clean (remove shells or husks from)
harvest (remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation)
tip (remove the tip from)
stem (remove the stem from)
extirpate (surgically remove (an organ))
enucleate (remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover)
exenterate (remove the contents of (an organ))
enucleate (remove the nucleus from (a cell))
decorticate (remove the cortex of (an organ))
bail (remove (water) from a vessel with a container)
disinvest; divest; strip; undress (remove (someone's or one's own) clothes)
ablate (remove an organ or bodily structure)
clean; pick (remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits)
unhinge (remove the hinges from)
leach; strip (remove substances from by a percolating liquid)
clear (remove)
defang (remove the fangs from)
bone; debone (remove the bones from)
disembowel; draw; eviscerate (remove the entrails of)
shell (remove from its shell or outer covering)
shuck (remove from the shell)
detusk; tusk (remove the tusks of animals)
dehorn (prevent the growth of horns of certain animals)
scalp (remove the scalp of)
weed (clear of weeds)
condense (remove water from)
bail out; bale out (remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side)
strip (remove a constituent from a liquid)
dismantle; strip (take off or remove)
shuck (remove the shucks from)
hull (remove the hulls from)
crumb (remove crumbs from)
chip away; chip away at (remove or withdraw gradually:)
burl (remove the burls from cloth)
knock out (destroy or break forcefully)
clean; scavenge (remove unwanted substances from)
hypophysectomise; hypophysectomize (remove the pituitary glands)
flick (remove with a flick (of the hand))
clear away; clear off (remove from sight)
bur; burr (remove the burrs from)
husk; shell (remove the husks from)
degas (remove gas from)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sentence example:
They want to remove the doors
Meaning:
Remove from a position or an office
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "remove"):
bench (take out of a game; of players)
invalid (force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen)
winkle out (force from a place or position)
pull off (cause to withdraw)
drop (terminate an association with)
can; dismiss; fire; force out; give notice; give the axe; give the sack; sack; send away; terminate (terminate the employment of)
boot out; drum out; expel; kick out; oust; throw out (remove from a position or office)
unseat (remove from political office)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Dispose of
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
get rid of; remove
Context examples:
Get rid of these old shoes! / The company got rid of all the dead wood
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "remove"):
detick (free (a pet) of ticks)
desulfurize; desulphurize (remove sulfur from)
destain (remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast)
deoxygenate (remove oxygen from (water))
delocalize (remove from the proper or usual locality)
delist (remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange)
devein (remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp))
fettle (remove mold marks or sand from (a casting))
flesh (remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture)
flense (strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal))
kern (remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters))
pith (remove the pith from (a plant))
scum (remove the scum from)
unbridle (remove the bridle from (a horse or mule))
deionize (remove ions from)
degrease (remove grease or oil from (a pan))
cast aside; cast away; cast out; chuck out; discard; dispose; fling; put away; throw away; throw out; toss; toss away; toss out (throw or cast away)
slough off (discard as undesirable)
comb out; weed out (remove unwanted elements)
work off (cause to go away through effort or work)
cull (remove something that has been rejected)
ditch; dump (sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly)
unmuzzle (remove the muzzle from (a dog))
de-aerate; deaerate (remove air or gas from)
defibrinate (remove fibrin from (blood))
defat (remove the fat from)
dechlorinate (remove chlorine from (water))
decerebrate (remove the cerebrum from (a human body))
decarbonate (remove carbon dioxide from)
decaffeinate (remove caffeine from (coffee))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to leave
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
move out; take out; remove
Context example:
The teacher took the children out of the classroom
Cause:
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "remove"):
clear (remove (people) from a building)
call in (take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player)
estrange (remove from customary environment or associations)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
remove; transfer
Context examples:
He removed his children to the countryside / Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city / remove a case to another court
Hypernyms (to "remove" is one way to...):
shift; transfer (move around)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Go away or leave
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
absent; remove
Context example:
He absented himself
Hypernyms (to "remove" is one way to...):
disappear; go away; vanish (get lost, as without warning or explanation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Meaning:
Kill intentionally and with premeditation
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
off; murder; slay; bump off; polish off; dispatch; remove; hit
Context example:
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
Hypernyms (to "remove" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "remove"):
burke (murder without leaving a trace on the body)
execute (murder in a planned fashion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Get rid of something abstract
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
take away; remove
Context examples:
The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage / God takes away your sins
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "remove"):
wash away (eliminate)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
