Crossword Dictionary
REMOVE
remove, take away - v
get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
Synonyms
abolish, clear away, cut out, delete, discard, discharge, dismiss, eliminate, erase, evacuate, expel, extract, get rid of, oust, pull out, raise, separate, ship, take out, transfer, transport, withdraw, abstract, amputate, depose, detach, dethrone, dislodge, displace, disturb, doff, efface, eject, expunge, junk, purge, relegate, shed, skim, unload, unseat, uproot
Examples
He started past her, then paused, returning to her side to remove the translator from her ear.
Alex replaced the receiver and leaned forward in his chair, rubbing his face as if to remove the conversation.
I couldn't let that happen nor could I remove them myself since Billy and the boy had seen them.
Etymology
early 14c., remouven, remuvien, remēven, "take (something) away; dismiss" from an office, post or situation; from Old French removoir "move, stir; leave, depart; take away," from Latin removere "move back or away, take away, put out of view, subtract," from re- "back, away" (see re-) + movere "to move" (from PIE root *meue- "to push away").