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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
re·move
I
\\ri-ˈmüv\\ verb
(re·moved ; re·mov·ing)
 ETYMOLOGY  Middle English remeven, removen, from Anglo-French remuver, removeir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre to move
 DATE  14th century
transitive verb
1.
  a. to change the location, position, station, or residence of
      remove soldiers to the front
  b. to transfer (a legal proceeding) from one court to another
2. to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off
    remove your hat
3. to dismiss from office
4. to get rid of :
eliminate

    remove a tumor surgically
intransitive verb
1. to change location, station, or residence
    removing from the city to the suburbs
2. to go away
3. to be capable of being removed
re·mov·abil·i·ty \\-ˌmü-və-ˈbi-lə-tē\\ noun
re·mov·able also re·move·able \\ri-ˈmü-və-bəl\\ adjective
re·mov·able·ness \\-ˈmü-və-bəl-nəs\\ noun
re·mov·ably \\-blē\\ adverb
re·mov·er noun

II
noun
 DATE  1553
1.
removal
; specifically :
move
2c

2.
  a. a distance or interval separating one person or thing from another
  b. a degree or stage of separation
English Etymology
remove
  c.1300, from O.Fr. remouvoir, from L. removere "move back or away," from re- "back, away" + movere "to move" (see move). The noun is first recorded 1553, "act of removing;" sense of "space or interval by which one thing is distant from another" is attested from 1628.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
remove
re·move / ri5mu:v / verb [VN]
1. ~ sth / sb (from sth / sb) to take sth / sb away from a place
   移开;拿开;去掉;从…机构开除:
   He removed his hand from her shoulder.
   他将手从她的肩膀上拿开。
   Illegally parked vehicles will be removed.
   非法停放的车辆将被拖走。
   Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.
   三个孩子因持续行为不检被学校开除。
2. to take off clothing, etc. from the body
   脱去(衣服等);摘下:
   She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes.
   她摘下眼镜,揉了揉眼睛。
3. ~ sth (from sb / sth) to get rid of sth unpleasant, dirty, etc.; to make sth disappear
   去除,排除(污渍、不愉快的事物等);使消失:
   She has had the tumour removed.
   她已经将肿瘤切除了。
   to remove problems / obstacles / objections
   解决问题;排除障碍;消除异议
   The news removed any doubts about the company's future.
   这个消息消除了一切有关公司未来的疑虑。
4. to dismiss sb from their position or job
   免除,解除(职务等):
   The elections removed the government from power.
   这次选举使得政府倒台。
 IDIOMS 
once, twice, etc. re'moved
(of a cousin 堂/表亲)
   belonging to a different generation
   隔代的:
   He's my cousin's son so he's my first cousin once removed.
   他是我表兄弟的儿子,所以他是我隔了一代的表亲。
be far / further / furthest removed from sth
   to be very different from sth; to not be connected with sth
   与…大相迳庭;与…不相干:
   Many of these books are far removed from the reality of the children's lives.
   很多这样的书都远远地脱离了孩子们的现实生活。 noun [C, U]
   (formal) an amount by which ten things are separated
   距离;差距;间距:
   Charlotte seemed to be living at six remove from reality.
   夏洛特好像生活在现实之外。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


remove
verb

ADV. altogether, completely, entirely | effectively By producing an heir, the Queen effectively removed her cousin's hopes of succeeding to the throne. | permanently, temporarily | quickly | easily The old cladding can be easily removed using a claw hammer. | painlessly | carefully | forcibly people who have been forcibly removed from their homes | surgically Unsightly moles can be removed surgically. | physically

ADV. try to | be possible to | be difficult to These stains can be difficult to remove.

PREP. for Fittings should be completely removed for cleaning. | from She removed the dirty dishes from the table. | with Bee stings should be removed with tweezers.

PHRASES remove sth at a stroke The proposed law would remove at a stroke the long-cherished right to trial by jury.

OLT
remove verb
⇨ remove 1 (remove stains)
⇨ remove 2 (remove sb from power)
⇨ take 3 (Remove the pan from the heat.)
⇨ take sth off (remove your clothes)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
re·move
I. \rə̇ˈmüv, rēˈ-\ verb
Etymology: Middle English removen, remeven, from Old French remouvoir, removoir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre to move — more at
move

transitive verb
1. : to change or shift the location, position, station, or residence of (as in order to reestablish) :
shift
,
transfer
— usually used with to and specified place
 < remove the troops to the front >
 < remove the family to the seashore >
specifically : to transfer (a pending case) for original hearing or trial from one court to another in the same or another jurisdiction — compare
removal of causes

2. : to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off : put aside, apart, or elsewhere
 < removes his hat in the house >
 < remove a book from a shelf to examine it >
3. : to force (one) to leave a place or to go away: as
 a. : to dismiss from office
 b. :
assassinate

 c. : to take away by death
4. : to get rid of as though by moving :
eradicate
,
eliminate

 < remove the causes of poverty >
intransitive verb
1. : to change location, station, or residence
 < remove from their town house to the country >
2. : to go away :
disappear
,
depart

3. : to be capable of being removed
 < a bottle cap that removes easily >
Synonyms: see
move

II. noun
(-s)
1.
 a. :
removal
; specifically : the transfer of one's business or of one's domestic belongings from one location or dwelling house to another :
move

 b. archaic : the act of removing a horse's shoe to dress the hoof
 c. Britain : a change of dishes during a meal
 d. Britain : promotion of a pupil to the next form
2.
 a. : a distance (as a space, time, or divergence of state) separating one person or thing from another : distance apart or away
  < at a short remove upon the same platform was an officer — Ambrose Bierce >
  < her poems … work best at a slight remove from the personal — Richard Wilbur >
 b.
  (1) : a degree distant (as in derivation or relationship) : a grade or stage of separation from the immediate or direct : a step apart or away
   < such a popular song … simply repeats, at many removes, a motif of the conventional behavior of the courtly lover — R.A.Hall b.1911 >
   < a primary and intense experience … which men at best know only at second remove — M.F.A.Montagu >
   — compare
firsthand

  (2) : a degree of lineal consanguinity : a generation removed
   < only at one remove from the villager — G.M.Trevelyan >
   < the sixteen sire lines … of these famous racehorses at the fourth remove — Dennis Craig >
3. obsolete :
absence
4. : an intermediate form between two others in an English school

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