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ri-MOOV/rɪˈmuːv/

Remove means take something away. Remove your shoes; remove a stain; remove a name from a list. Take off is for clothes; delete is for digital text; extract is more technical. Removal is the noun (also UK house-moving). Removable is the adjective. Do not confuse it with move (change place but keep it).

Meaning

To take something away.

Examples

• “Please remove your shoes.”
• “Please remove the old posters from the wall.”
• “The software lets you remove unwanted files.”

Good to know

remove A from B. Clothes: take off. Digital: delete. Noun: removal.

Near in meaning

take away

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