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/rɪˈmuːv/
To take something away from a place or position, or to delete something from existence.
Synonyms:
delete
erase
take away
withdraw
discard
Antonyms:
add
insert
include
put in
retain
Examples:
After that, his wife
removed
her petticoat.
"Oh, good evening," he exclaimed,
removing
his cap and bowing.
It can
remove
any stain.
Etymology:
From Latin
removēre
, which means
to move back
or
to take away
, composed of
re-
meaning
back
and
movēre
meaning
to move
.
Usage Statistics:
104 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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