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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Remove \Re*move"\ (r?-m??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Removed
     (-m??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Removing.] [OF. removoir,
     remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re- re- + movere to
     move. See Move.]
     1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to
        change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark.
                                                    --Deut. xix.
                                                    14.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving
              us, I generally ordered the table to be removed.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to
        be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an
        end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease. ``King Richard
        thus removed.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President
        removed many postmasters.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: See the Note under Remove, v. i.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Remove \Re*move"\ (r?-m??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Removed
     (-m??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Removing.] [OF. removoir,
     remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re- re- + movere to
     move. See Move.]
     1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to
        change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.
  
              Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark.
                                                    --Deut. xix.
                                                    14.
  
              When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving
              us, I generally ordered the table to be removed.
                                                    --Goldsmith.
  
     2. To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to
        be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an
        end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease. ``King Richard
        thus removed.'' --Shak.
  
     3. To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President
        removed many postmasters.
  
     Note: See the Note under Remove, v. i.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  removing
     n.
     removal
     vb.
     (present participle of en remove nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  removing
     n.
     removal
     vb.
     (present participle of en remove nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  removing
     n.
     removal
     vb.
     (present participle of en remove nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  removing
     n.
     removal
     vb.
     (present participle of en remove nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  removing
     Englanti n.
     poistaminen
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r emov ing e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  removing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en remove ordform=prespart)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Removing /ɹɪmˈuːvɪŋ/
  الإزالة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  removing /ɹɪmˈuːvɪŋ/ 
  odstraňování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  removing /ɹɪmˈuːvɪŋ/
  odstranění