remove
/rɪˈmuv/ v [T]Definition
› to take something away from an object, group, or place: Please remove your books from the counter. Club soda will remove that stain. He was removed from office (= forced to leave an official position). Space flight is pretty far removed from (= not part of) most people’s experience. removal /rɪˈmu·vəl/ n [U] › He ordered the immediate removal of the troops. remover /riˈmu·vər/ n [U] › paint remover
(Definition of remove v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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