remove

Definitions


[rɪˈmuːv], (Verb)

Definitions:
- take (something) away or off from the position occupied
(e.g: Customs officials removed documents from the premises)

- abolish or get rid of
(e.g: exchange controls have finally been removed)

- be distant from
(e.g: it is an isolated place, far removed from the London art world)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’


[rɪˈmuːv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a degree of remoteness or separation
(e.g: at this remove, the whole incident seems insane)

- a form or division in some British schools
(e.g: a member of the Fifth Remove)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from the Old French stem remov-, from Latin removere, from re- ‘back’ + movere ‘to move’




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