remove

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /rɪˈmuːv/

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Verb

Plain form remove

Third-person singular removes

Past tense removed

Past participle removed

Present participle removing

1. (transitive) If you remove something, you take it out or away.
   • Synonym: extract
   • Antonym: insert

   After he was shot, the doctor removed three bullets from his leg.

Related words

• removal