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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-remove.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�v|-u�v

Verb
en-verb|remov|ing

#transitive To move something from one place to another, especially to take away
#:He removed the marbles from the bag.
#transitive To murder someone
#cricket,transitive To dismiss a batsman
#intransitive To change one's residence

Translations
trans-top|to take away
Arabic: ARchar|��� IPAchar|(náqala)
Chinese: 移 (yí)
Dutch: verwijderen, weghalen
Finnish: poistaa
French: enlever
German: entfernen
Hungarian: elmozdíta
Italian: togliere
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Japanese: 移� (utsusu)
Korean: ��� (chiuda)
Kurdish: KUchar|ج��ا�د�, KUchar|�ابرد�
Portuguese: remover
Old English: animan|�niman
Russian: ����ан��� (ustranját�)
Spanish: quitar
Swedish: avlägsna, ta bort
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Derived terms
removable
removal
remover

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of removing something, especially removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course
2. A dish thus replaced, or the replacement

#British (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last

1. A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")

References
OED 2nd edition 1989

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fr:remove
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kk:remove
la:remove
hu:remove
ja:remove
ru:remove
simple:remove
fi:remove
ta:remove
te:remove
vi:remove
uk:remove
zh:remove

• 2007-12-21 19:36 - Scs - /* Verb */ Derived terms

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