verb
- Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.
- usage: "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"
- Remove from a position or an office.
- synonyms: remove
- Dispose of.
- usage: "Get rid of these old shoes"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
- synonyms: get rid of, remove
- Cause to leave.
- usage: "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
- Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes.
- usage: "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"
- Go away or leave.
- usage: "He absented himself"
- Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
- usage: "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
- Get rid of something abstract.
- usage: "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
adjective
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