■ verb
1》 take off or away from the position occupied.
↘abolish or get rid of.
↘dismiss from a post.
↘( ~ to ) dated relocate to (another place).
2》 ( be ~d ) be very different from.
3》 [as adjective ~d ] separated by a particular number of steps of descent: his second cousin once ~d.
■ noun
1》 a degree of remoteness or separation.
2》 a form or division in some British schools.
Derivatives
removability noun
removable adjective
~r noun
Origin
ME: from the OFr. stem remov- , from L. ~re , from re- 'back' + movere 'to move'.