remove
$ \mathrm{remove}^1 /rɪˈmuːv/
1 to take somebody/something away from a place
remove somebody/something
Illegally parked vehicles will be removed.
remove somebody/something from somebody/something
He removed his hand from her shoulder.
Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour.
Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir the sauce.
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adverb
verb + remove
be possible to
be difficult to…
preposition
2 remove something to take off clothing, etc. from the body
She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes.
Passengers no longer have to remove their shoes during security checks.
3 to get rid of something unpleasant, dirty, etc.; to make something disappear
remove something
She has had the tumour removed.
She had surgery to remove the two tumours.
to remove problems/obstacles/objections
Considerable progress has been made in removing barriers to trade within the EU.
The news removed any doubts about the company's future.
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remove something from somebody/something
The police instructed the author to remove the offending material from the website.
She asked for her name to be removed from the list of candidates.
It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth.
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4 remove somebody from something to dismiss somebody from their position or job
The elections removed the government from power.
$ \mathrm{remove}^2 /rɪˈmuːv/
an amount by which two things are separated
Charlotte seemed to be living at one remove from reality.
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