remove

UK: /rɪˈmuːv/ US: /rɪˈmuv/ ,(ri mo̅o̅v′)

Inflections of 'remove' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

removes

v 3rd person singular

removing

v pres p

removed

v past

removed

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•move /rɪˈmuv/   v. [~ + object] , -moved, -mov•ing. 

1. to move or shift from a place or position:
   removed her hands from the steering wheel.
2. to take off;
   shed:
   to remove one's jacket.
3. to dismiss from a position;
   discharge:
   removed her from her job.
4. to eliminate;
   do away with or put an end to:
   to remove the threat of danger.
5. to kill;
   assassinate:
   He removed most of his rivals to the throne.

re•mov•a•ble, adj. See -mov-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•move  (ri mo̅o̅v′), v., -moved, -mov•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to move from a place or position;
   take away or off:
   to remove the napkins from the table.
2. to take off or shed (an article of clothing):
   to remove one's jacket.
3. to move or shift to another place or position;
   transfer:
   She removed the painting to another wall.
4. to put out;
   send away:
   to remove a tenant.
5. to dismiss or force from a position or office;
   discharge:
   They removed him for embezzling.
6. to take away, withdraw, or eliminate:
   to remove the threat of danger.
7. to get rid of;
   do away with;
   put an end to:
   to remove a stain; to remove the source of disease.
8. to kill;
   assassinate.

v.i. 

9. to move from one place to another, esp. to another locality or residence:
   We remove to Newport early in July.
10. to go away;
    depart;
    disappear.

n. 

11. the act of removing.
12. a removal from one place, as of residence, to another.
13. the distance by which one person, place, or thing is separated from another:
    to see something at a remove.
14. a mental distance from the reality of something as a result of psychological detachment or lack of experience:
    to criticize something at a remove.
15. a degree of difference, as that due to descent, transmission, etc.:
    a folk survival, at many removes, of a druidic rite.
16. a step or degree, as in a graded scale.
17. British Terms a promotion of a pupil to a higher class or division at school.

• Latin removēre. See re-, move
• Old French remouvoir
• Middle English removen (verb, verbal) 1250–1300

Synonyms

• 1. dislodge.
• 3. displace, transport.
• 8. murder.

Antonyms

• 1. leave.
• 9. remain.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

remove / rɪˈmuːv/ verb (mainly tr)

1. to take away and place elsewhere
2. to displace (someone) from office; dismiss
3. to do away with (a grievance, cause of anxiety, etc); abolish
4. to assassinate; kill
5. (intransitive) to change the location of one's home or place of business

noun

1. the act of removing, esp (formal) a removal of one's residence or place of work
2. the degree of difference separating one person, thing, or condition from another: only one remove from madness
3. (in certain schools) a class or form, esp one for children of about 14 years, designed to introduce them to the greater responsibilities of a more senior position in the school

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French removoir, from Latin removēre; see move

reˈmovable adjective

reˌmovaˈbility, reˈmovableness noun

reˈmover noun