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Remove

Ree-MOOV

/riːˈmuːv/

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remove

Dictionary meaning

Shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes.

Examples

  • They removed their children to the countryside.
  • Just one remove from madness or it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy.

Synonyms: transfer

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