remove
The act of removing somethingThe act of removing something.
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Meaning
9 sensesThe act of removing something.
(historical)A dish served to replace an earlier one during a meal; a part of a new course.
(UK)(at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last.
More meanings 6
A step or gradation (as in the phrase “at one remove”).
Distance in time or space; interval.
(broadly, figuratively)Emotional distance or indifference.
(broadly, figuratively)State of mind allowing for a certain degree of objectivity in evaluating things.
The act of resetting a horse's shoe.
(dated)The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.
- degree of figurative distance or separation
Origin
From Middle English removen, from Anglo-Norman remover, removeir, from Old French remouvoiFrom Middle English removen, from Anglo-Norman remover, removeir, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre (“to move”), equivalent to re- + move. Displaced native Old English āfierran.
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