remove

Noun

• degree of figurative distance or separation;
  • just one remove from madness or it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy
    

Verb

• get rid of something abstract
  • The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
    
  • God takes away your sins
    

• kill intentionally and with premeditation
  • The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
    

• go away or leave
  • He absented himself
    

• 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
    

• cause to leave
  • The teacher took the children out of the classroom
    

• dispose of
  • Get rid of these old shoes!
    
  • The company got rid of all the dead wood
    

• remove from a position or an office

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  take away , murder , slay , hit , dispatch , bump off , off , polish off , absent , transfer , take out , move out , get rid of , take , withdraw