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remove

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1. remove - Noun

2. remove - Verb

Meaning

To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.

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.

To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters.

To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another.

The act of removing; a removal.

The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; -- in the United States usually called a move.

The state of being removed.

That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room for something else.

The distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt. Mark Twain

To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day. Laozi

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality. Pablo Picasso

If you want to dismantle a hedge, remove one thorn bush at a time. Somali Proverb

Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet. Chinese Proverb

Better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. English Proverb

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