remove
n : degree of figurative distance or separation: "just one
remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a
Shakespearean tragedy"
v 1: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking
off, etc.; or remove something abstract; "remove a
threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes
from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket" [syn: {take},
{take away}]
2: remove from a position or an office
3: dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!" "The company got
rid of all the dead wood" [syn: {get rid of}]
4: cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the
classroom" [syn: {take out}, {move out}]
5: shift the position or location of, as for business, legal,
educational, or military purposes; "He removed his
children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the
forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another
court" [syn: {transfer}]
6: go away or leave; "He absented himself" [syn: {absent}]
7: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: {murder}, {slay}, {hit},
{dispatch}, {bump off}, {polish off}]