remove

1. Degree of figurative distance or separation (synset 105097462)
   "just one remove from madness"; "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"
   is a type of: distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points

1. Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (synset 200173351)
   "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"
   subtypes:

   • depilate, epilate - remove body hair
   • harvest - remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation
   • tip - remove the tip from
   • stem - remove the stem from
   • extirpate - surgically remove (an organ)
   • enucleate - remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover
   • exenterate - remove the contents of (an organ)
   • enucleate - remove the nucleus from (a cell)
   • decorticate - remove the cortex of (an organ)
   • bail - remove (water) from a vessel with a container
   • disinvest, divest, strip, undress - remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
   • ablate - remove an organ or bodily structure
   • clean, pick - remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
   • clean - remove shells or husks from
   • fan, winnow - blow away or off with a current of air
   • pick - remove in small bits
   • clear, clear up - free (the throat) by making a rasping sound
   • muck - remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine
   • lift - remove from a surface
   • lift - take off or away by decreasing
   • lift - remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
   • rip off, tear away, tear off - remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully
   • take off - take away or remove
   • take away, take out - take out or remove
   • pit, stone - remove the pits from
   • seed - remove the seeds from
   • unhinge - remove the hinges from
   • shuck - remove the shucks from
   • hull - remove the hulls from
   • crumb - remove crumbs from
   • chip away, chip away at - remove or withdraw gradually:
   • burl - remove the burls from cloth
   • knock out - destroy or break forcefully
   • clean, scavenge - remove unwanted substances from
   • hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize - remove the pituitary glands
   • degas - remove gas from
   • husk, shell - remove the husks from
   • bur, burr - remove the burrs from
   • clear away, clear off - remove from sight
   • flick - remove with a flick (of the hand)
   • dismantle, strip - take off or remove
   • strip - remove a constituent from a liquid
   • clear - remove
   • defang - remove the fangs from
   • bone, debone - remove the bones from
   • disembowel, draw, eviscerate - remove the entrails of
   • shell - remove from its shell or outer covering
   • shuck - remove from the shell
   • detusk, tusk - remove the tusks of animals
   • dehorn - prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
   • scalp - remove the scalp of
   • weed - clear of weeds
   • condense - remove water from
   • bail out, bale out - remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
   • leach, strip - remove substances from by a percolating liquid
   • decalcify - remove calcium or lime from
   • detoxicate, detoxify - remove poison from
   • de-ionate - remove ions from
   • de-iodinate - remove iodine from
   • decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke - remove carbon from (an engine)
   • delouse - free of lice
   • ream - remove by making a hole or by boring
   • brush - remove with or as if with a brush
   • wash, wash away, wash off, wash out - remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
   • desorb - remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed
   • pull - take away
   • demineralise, demineralize - remove the minerals or salts from
   • eliminate - remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
   • clear out, drive out, expectorate - clear out the chest and lungs
   • carve out - remove from a larger whole
   • defuse - remove the triggering device from
   • dredge - remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
   • wear away, wear off - diminish, as by friction
   • amputate, cut off - remove surgically
   • eviscerate, resect - surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
   • cream, cream off, skim, skim off - remove from the surface
   • strip - remove the surface from
   • strip - strip the cured leaves from
   • descale, scale - remove the scales from
   • circumcise - cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
   • undock - take (a ship) out of a dock
   • cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth
   • dig, excavate, hollow - remove the inner part or the core of
   • lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up - take out or up with or as if with a scoop
   • draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
   • take out - remove something from a container or an enclosed space
   • unstring - remove the strings from
   • string - remove the stringy parts of
   • wipe away, wipe off - remove by wiping
   • bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away - remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
   • unveil - remove the cover from
   • take out, unpack - remove from its packing
   • disburden, unburden - take the burden off; remove the burden from
   • empty - remove
   • discharge - remove the charge from
   • offsaddle, unsaddle - remove the saddle from
   • cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off - get rid of
   • dislodge, free - remove or force out from a position
   • clean - remove while making clean
   • aspirate, draw out, suck out - remove by suction
   • cancel, delete - remove or make invisible
   • lade, laden, ladle - remove with or as if with a ladle
   • spoon - scoop up or take up with a spoon
   • gut - remove the guts of
   • head - remove the head of
   • draw away, draw off, pull off - remove by drawing or pulling
   • clean, strip - remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
   • draw, take out - take liquid out of a container or well
   • draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
   • leach - cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
   • draw - cause to flow
   • draw, draw off, take out, withdraw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
   same as: take, take away, withdraw
2. Remove from a position or an office (synset 202409366)
   subtypes:

   • unseat - remove from political office
   • boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, oust, throw out - remove from a position or office
   • can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
   • drop - terminate an association with
   • pull off - cause to withdraw
   • winkle out - force from a place or position
   • invalid - force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen
   • bench - take out of a game; of players
3. Dispose of (synset 202228837)
   "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
   subtypes:

   • cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out - throw or cast away
   • slough off - discard as undesirable
   • comb out, weed out - remove unwanted elements
   • work off - cause to go away through effort or work
   • cull - remove something that has been rejected
   • ditch, dump - sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
   • unmuzzle - remove the muzzle from (a dog)
   • de-aerate, deaerate - remove air or gas from
   • decaffeinate - remove caffeine from (coffee)
   • decarbonate - remove carbon dioxide from
   • decerebrate - remove the cerebrum from (a human body)
   • dechlorinate - remove chlorine from (water)
   • defat - remove the fat from
   • defibrinate - remove fibrin from (blood)
   • degrease - remove grease or oil from (a pan)
   • deionize - remove ions from
   • delist - remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange
   • delocalize - remove from the proper or usual locality
   • deoxygenate - remove oxygen from (water)
   • destain - remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast
   • desulfurize, desulphurize - remove sulfur from
   • detick - free (a pet) of ticks
   • devein - remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp)
   • fettle - remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)
   • flesh - remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture
   • flense - strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
   • kern - remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
   • pith - remove the pith from (a plant)
   • scum - remove the scum from
   • unbridle - remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)
   same as: get rid of
4. Cause to leave (synset 202410046)
   "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
   causes: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
   subtypes:

   • clear - remove (people) from a building
   • call in - take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player
   • estrange - remove from customary environment or associations
   same as: move out, take out
5. Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes (synset 202090707)
   "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"
   is a type of: shift, transfer - move around
   subtypes: exfiltrate - transfer secretly out of an area under enemy control
   same as: transfer
6. Go away or leave (synset 200422488)
   "He absented himself"
   is a type of: disappear, go away, vanish - get lost, as without warning or explanation
   same as: absent
7. Kill intentionally and with premeditation (synset 202488014)
   "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
   is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
   subtypes:

   • burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body
   • execute - murder in a planned fashion
   same as: bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, slay
8. Get rid of something abstract (synset 200572138)
   "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
   subtypes: wash away - eliminate
   same as: take away

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