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remove

The correct spelling is remove.

How to pronounce remove

/ɹɪˈmuːv/
noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈmuːv/

Say it like: Rem-ove

The correct spelling is remove. The act of removing something. For example: "He removed the marbles from the bag."

Usage Examples

He removed the marbles from the bag.

The President removed many postmasters.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The act of removing something.
  2. 2.(archaic) Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement.
  3. 3.(at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
  4. 4.A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
  5. 5.Distance in time or space; interval.

verb

  1. 1.To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.
  2. 2.To murder.
  3. 3.To dismiss a batsman.
  4. 4.To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
  5. 5.To depart, leave.

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