[re.move] vb re.moved ; re.mov.ing [ME, fr. OF removoir, fr. L removere, fr. re- + movere to move] vt (14c) 1 a: to change the location, position, station, or residence of "~ soldiers to the front" b: to transfer (a legal proceeding) from one court to another
2: to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off "~ your hat"
3: to dismiss from office
4: to get rid of: eliminate "~ a tumor surgically" ~ vi 1: to change location, station, or residence "removing from the city to the suburbs"
2: to go away
3: to be capable of being removed -- re.mov.abil.i.ty n -- re.mov.able also re.move.able adj -- re.mov.able.ness n -- re.mov.ably adv -- re.mov.er n
[2]remove n (1553) 1: removal; specif: move 2c
2. a: a distance or interval separating one person or thing from another b: a degree or stage of separation