remove
English
/ɹɪˈmuːv/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.
- (transitive) To murder.
- (cricket) To dismiss a batsman.
- (transitive) To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
- (intransitive) To depart, leave.
- (intransitive) To change one's residence; to move.
- To dismiss or discharge from office.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English remeven derived from remover derived from Old French remouvoir derived from Latin removēre, removeo root from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (move, drive, damp).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mew-
Gloss
move, drive, damp
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
湿
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiremoval English
- bioremoval English
- commotion English
- demote English
- emote English
- emoter English
- emoticon English
- emotion English
- emotionable English
- emotional English
- immovable English
- irremovability English
- irremovable English
- locomote English
- mobility English
- mobilization English
- mobilize English
- motile English
- motility English
- motionless English
- movability English
- movable English
- movableness English
- movably English
- moveless English
- movelessly English
- movelessness English
- mover English
- movie English
- movingly English
- movingness English
- nonremovable English
- overemote English
- photoremovable English
- premotion English
- promote English
- promotion English
- promotional English
- remoteness English
- removability English
- removable English
- removableness English
- removably English
- removal English
- removalist English
- removeable English
- remover English
- removest English
- removeth English
- unmovable English
- unmoveable English
- unremovability English
- unremovable English
- motio Latin
- motivum Latin
- moveo Latin
- movere Latin
- moveō Latin
- movēre Latin
- mōbilis Latin
- mōtivus Latin
- mōtō Latin
- remotus Latin
- removēre, removeo Latin
- μυρίος Ancient Greek
- *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European
- *mew- Proto-Indo-European
- remeven Middle English
- remouvoir Old French
- รีมูฟเวอร์ Thai
- múnigid Old Irish
- remover xno
- movie
- emote
- mover
- emoter
- demote
- motile
- movable
- movably
- emotion
- promote
- removal
- remover
- removest
- locomote
- emoticon
- mobilize
- mobility
- moveless
- removeth
- movingly
- motility
- removable
- premotion
- removably
- unmovable
- emotional
- immovable
- overemote
- promotion
- commotion
- movability
- movelessly
- movingness
- bioremoval
- removeable
- motionless
- removalist
- remoteness
- unmoveable
- emotionable
- antiremoval
- irremovable
- movableness
- promotional
- unremovable
- mobilization
- nonremovable
- removability
- movelessness
- removableness
- irremovability
- photoremovable
- unremovability