remove

(noun) degree of figurative distance or separation. Examples: "Just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a shakespearean tragedy";."

(verb) remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract. Synonyms: take, take away, withdraw. Examples: "Remove a threat." "Remove a wrapper." "Remove the dirty dishes from the table." "Take the gun from your pocket." "This machine withdraws heat from the environment."

(verb) remove from a position or an office.

(verb) dispose of. Synonyms: get rid of. Examples: "Get rid of these old shoes!." "The company got rid of all the dead wood."

(verb) cause to leave. Synonyms: take out, move out. Examples: "The teacher took the children out of the classroom."

(verb) shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes. Synonyms: transfer. Examples: "He removed his children to the countryside." "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city." "Remove a case to another court."

(verb) go away or leave. Synonyms: absent. Examples: "He absented himself."

(verb) kill intentionally and with premeditation. Synonyms: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off. Examples: "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered."

(verb) get rid of something abstract. Synonyms: take away. Examples: "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage." "God takes away your sins."