remove

Universal Words verb, noun verb [VN] 1 ~ sth/sb (from sth/sb) (written) to take sth/sb away from a place: He removed his hand from her shoulder. * Illegally parked vehicles will be removed. * Three children were removed from the school for persistent bad behaviour. * Remove the pan from the heat and continue to stir the sauce. 2 (written) to take off clothing, etc. from the body: She removed her glasses and rubbed her eyes. 3 ~ sth (from sb/sth) to get rid of sth unpleasant, dirty, etc.; to make sth disappear: She has had the tumour removed. * to remove problems / obstacles / objections * The news removed any doubts about the company's future. * It was impossible to remove the stain from the tablecloth. 4 to dismiss sb from their position or job: The elections removed the government from power. IDIOMS once, twice, etc. removed (of a COUSIN) belonging to a different GENERATION: He's my cousin's son so he's my first cousin once removed. be far / further / furthest removed from sth to be very different from sth; to not be connected with sth: Many of these books are far removed from the reality of the children's lives. noun [C,U] (formal) an amount by which two things are separated: Charlotte seemed to be living at one remove from reality. \