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Meaning of remove

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  remove
      n 1: degree of figurative distance or separation; "just one
           remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a
           Shakespearean tragedy";
      v 1: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or
           taking off, 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 environment" [syn: {remove},
           {take}, {take away}, {withdraw}]
      2: remove from a position or an office
      3: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got
         rid of all the dead wood" [syn: {get rid of}, {remove}]
      4: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the
         classroom" [syn: {take out}, {move out}, {remove}]
      5: 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" [syn:
         {remove}, {transfer}]
      6: go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: {absent},
         {remove}]
      7: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
         ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {hit},
         {dispatch}, {bump off}, {off}, {polish off}, {remove}]
      8: get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother
         removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away
         your sins" [syn: {remove}, {take away}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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