/rɪˈmuːv/
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Translation
To take something away from a place, or to take it off.
Word origin
From Old French remouvoir, from Latin removere, made of re- (back) and movere (to move).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- removere
- English cognates
- move, movement, removal
Grammar
Verb typeregular (remove, removes, removed)
Examples
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Here "remove" means take off.
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The plates were taken away from that place.
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Here it means to get rid of something.
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