remove
Translation
to take away, to take off, to get rid of, to dismiss
Examples
Please remove your shoes before entering.
Please remove your shoes before entering.
He removed the picture from the wall.
He removed the picture from the wall.
The stain was difficult to remove.
The stain was difficult to remove.
The minister was removed from his post.
The minister was removed from his post.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((from sth.)) to take (sth.) away from (a place) He removed the book from the shelf.
Similar Words
Synonyms: take away, eliminate, extract; Antonyms: add, place, install
Etymology
From Latin 'removere', from 're-' (back, away) + 'movere' (to move). The original sense is 'to move back or away'.
Memory Tips
Think of 're-move': to move something again, but this time away from its original position.