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remove
Anoun
remove
 degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";
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Bverb
remove, take, take away, withdraw
 remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "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 envir
absent, remove
 go away or leave; "He absented himself"
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remove, take away
 get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
remove, transfer
 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"
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get rid of, remove
 dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
remove
 remove from a position or an office
take out, move out, remove
 cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove
 kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
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