rɪˈmu:v v. & n. --v. 1 tr.
take off or
away from the place or
position occupied (remove the top carefully). 2 tr. a
move or take to
another place;
change the
situation of (will
you remove the
tea things?). b
get rid of;
eliminate (will remove
all doubts). 3 tr.
cause to be no longer present or
available; take away (all privileges
were removed). 4 tr. (often foll. by from)
dismiss (from office). 5 tr. colloq.
kill,
assassinate. 6 tr. (in
passive; foll. by from)
distant or
remote in
condition (the
country is
not far removed from anarchy). 7 tr. (as removed adj.) (esp. of cousins) separated by a specified
number of steps of
descent (a
first cousin twice removed = a
grandchild of a first cousin). 8
formal a intr. (usu. foll. by from, to) change one's
home or place of
residence. b tr.
conduct the
removal of. --n. 1 a
degree or remoteness; a
distance. 2 a
stage in a
gradation; a degree (is
several removes from
what I expected). 3
Brit. a
form or
division in
some schools. øøremovable adj. removability n. remover n. (esp. in
sense 8b of v.). [ME f. OF removeir f. L removere remot(as
RE-, movere move)]
