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

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