remove

Synonyms:

take, take away, withdraw

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depilate, epilate

remove body hair

harvest

remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation

tip

remove the tip from

stem

remove the stem from

extirpate

surgically remove (an organ)

enucleate

remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover

exenterate

remove the contents of (an organ)

enucleate

remove the nucleus from (a cell)

decorticate

remove the cortex of (an organ)

bail

remove (water) from a vessel with a container

disinvest, divest, strip, undress

remove (someone's or one's own) clothes

ablate

remove an organ or bodily structure

clean, pick

remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

clean

remove shells or husks from

winnow

blow away or off with a current of air

pick

remove in small bits

clear, clear up

free (the throat) by making a rasping sound

muck

remove muck, clear away muck, as in a mine

lift

remove from a surface

lift

take off or away by decreasing

lift

remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

tear away, tear off

rip off violently and forcefully

take off

take away or remove

discase, disrobe, peel, strip, strip down, uncase, unclothe, undress

get undressed

declaw

remove the claws from

dehorn

take the horns off (an animal)

take away, take out

take out or remove

bus

remove used dishes from the table in restaurants

kill, obliterate, wipe out

mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

cross off, cross out, mark, strike off, strike out

remove from a list

delete, erase

wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

cart away, cart off, haul away, haul off

take away by means of a vehicle

pit, stone

remove the pits from

seed

remove the seeds from

unhinge

remove the hinges from

shuck

remove the shucks from

hull

remove the hulls from

crumb

remove crumbs from

chip away, chip away at

remove or withdraw gradually: "These new customs are chipping away at the quality of life"

burl

remove the burls from cloth

knock out

destroy or break forcefully

clean, scavenge

remove unwanted substances from

hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize

remove the pituitary glands

degas

remove gas from

husk, shell

remove the husks from

bur, burr

remove the burrs from

clear away, clear off

remove from sight

flick

remove with a flick (of the hand)

dismantle, strip

take off or remove

strip

remove a constituent from a liquid

clear

remove

bare, denudate, denude, strip

lay bare

clear-cut

remove all the trees at one time

stump

remove tree stumps from

deforest, disafforest, disforest

remove the trees from

defang

remove the fangs from

bone, debone

remove the bones from

disembowel, draw, eviscerate

remove the entrails of

shell

remove from its shell or outer covering

pod

take something out of its shell or pod

shuck

remove from the shell

detusk, tusk

remove the tusks of animals

dehorn

prevent the growth of horns of certain animals

scalp

remove the scalp of

lift

remove (hair) by scalping

weed

clear of weeds

stub

clear of weeds by uprooting them

condense

remove water from

bail out, bale out

remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side

leach, strip

remove substances from by a percolating liquid

decalcify

remove calcium or lime from

detoxicate, detoxify

remove poison from

de-ionate

remove ions from

de-iodinate

remove iodine from

decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke

remove carbon from (an engine)

delouse

free of lice

ream

remove by making a hole or by boring

brush

remove with or as if with a brush

wash, wash away, wash off, wash out

remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

desorb

remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed

pull

take away

demineralise, demineralize

remove the minerals or salts from

eliminate

remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

clear out, drive out, expectorate

clear out the chest and lungs

carve out

remove from a larger whole

defuse

remove the triggering device from

dredge

remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water

wear away, wear off

diminish, as by friction

abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off

wear away

amputate, cut off

remove surgically

slough off

separate from surrounding living tissue, as in an abortion

eviscerate, resect

surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ

cream, cream off, skim, skim off

remove from the surface

strip

remove the surface from

pare, peel, skin

strip the skin off

bark, skin

remove the bark of a tree

decorticate

remove the outer layer of

deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull, tear

strip of feathers

strip

strip the cured leaves from

descale, scale

remove the scales from

circumcise

cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys

undock

take (a ship) out of a dock

cut into, delve, dig, turn over

turn up, loosen, or remove earth

furrow, groove, rut

hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

root, rootle, rout

dig with the snout

spade

dig (up) with a spade

shovel

dig with or as if with a shovel

trowel

use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work

burrow, tunnel

move through by or as by digging

dig, excavate, hollow

remove the inner part or the core of

drive

excavate horizontally

ditch, trench

cut a trench in, as for drainage

lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up

take out or up with or as if with a scoop

dip

scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, take out

remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense

squeeze out, wring out

extract (liquid) by squeezing or pressing

demodulate

extract information from a modulated carrier wave

thread

remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string

take out

remove something from a container or an enclosed space

pulp

remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

unstring

remove the strings from

string

remove the stringy parts of

wipe away, wipe off

remove by wiping

deterge

wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body

bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away

remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state

spirit away

carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously

spirit away, spirit off

carry off mysteriously; as if by magic

whisk away, whisk off

take away quickly and suddenly

unveil

remove the cover from

take out, unpack

remove from its packing

bring out, get out

take out of a container or enclosed space

unbox

remove from a box

break out

take from stowage in preparation for use

uncrate

remove from the crate

disburden, unburden

take the burden off; remove the burden from

lighten

reduce the weight on; make lighter

empty

remove

offload, unlade, unload

take the load off (a container or vehicle)

discharge

remove the charge from

offsaddle, unsaddle

remove the saddle from

cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off

get rid of

exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

abscise

shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue

exfoliate

cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters

autotomise, autotomize

cause a body part to undergo autotomy

dislodge, free

remove or force out from a position

clean

remove while making clean

aspirate, draw out, suck out

remove as if by suction

cancel, delete

remove or make invisible

efface, erase, rub out, score out, wipe off

remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

excise, expunge, scratch, strike

remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

lade, laden, ladle

remove with or as if with a ladle

slop

ladle clumsily

spoon

scoop up or take up with a spoon

gut

remove the guts of

head

remove the head of

draw away, draw off, pull off

remove by drawing or pulling

clean, strip

remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely

draw, take out

take liquid out of a container or well

milk

take milk from female mammals

pump

draw or pour with a pump

siphon, siphon off, syphon

convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

sluice

draw through a sluice

tap

draw (liquor) from a tap

suck

draw something in by or as if by a vacuum

rack

draw off from the lees

deglycerolise, deglycerolize

remove from glycerol

draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out

bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

unsheathe

draw from a sheath or scabbard

leach

cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

draw

cause to flow

draw, draw off, take out, withdraw

remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

check out, cheque

withdraw money by writing a check

dip

take a small amount from

divert, hive off

withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

overdraw

draw more money from than is available

tap

draw from or dip into to get something

disinvest, divest

reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment)

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unseat

remove from political office

boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, oust, throw out

remove from a position or office

excommunicate

oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree

depose, force out

force to leave (an office)

can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

retire

make (someone) retire

pension off

let go from employment with an attractive pension

clean out

force out

furlough, lay off

dismiss, usually for economic reasons

squeeze out

force out

dismiss, drop, send away, send packing

stop associating with

drop

terminate an association with

pull off

cause to withdraw

winkle out

force from a place or position

invalid

force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen

bench

take out of a game; of players

Synonyms:

get rid of

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cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out

throw or cast away

unlearn

discard something previously learnt, like an old habit

deep-six, give it the deep six

toss out; get rid of

jettison

throw away, of something encumbering

junk, scrap, trash

dispose of (something useless or old)

waste

get rid of

dump

throw away as refuse

retire

dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

abandon

forsake, leave behind

liquidize, sell out, sell up

get rid of all one's merchandise

de-access

dispose of by selling

close out

terminate by selling off or disposing of

slough off

discard as undesirable

comb out, weed out

remove unwanted elements

work off

cause to go away through effort or work

cull

remove something that has been rejected

ditch, dump

sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

unmuzzle

remove the muzzle from (a dog)

de-aerate, deaerate

remove air or gas from

decaffeinate

remove caffeine from (coffee)

decarbonate

remove carbon dioxide from

decerebrate

remove the cerebrum from (a human body)

dechlorinate

remove chlorine from (water)

defat

remove the fat from

defibrinate

remove fibrin from (blood)

degrease

remove grease or oil from (a pan)

deionize

remove ions from

delist

remove (a security) from listing at a stock exchange

delocalize

remove from the proper or usual locality

deoxygenate

remove oxygen from (water)

destain

remove stain from (a laboratory specimen) to enhance contrast

desulfurize, desulphurize

remove sulfur from

detick

free (a pet) of ticks

devein

remove the dark dorsal vein of (a shrimp)

fettle

remove mold marks or sand from (a casting)

flesh

remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture

flense

strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)

kern

remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)

pith

remove the pith from (a plant)

scum

remove the scum from

unbridle

remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)

Synonyms:

move out, take out

Types:

clear

remove (people) from a building

call in

take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player

estrange

remove from customary environment or associations

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transfer

Type of:

shift, transfer

move around

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absent

Type of:

disappear, go away, vanish

get lost, as without warning or explanation

Synonyms:

bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, slay

Types:

burke

murder without leaving a trace on the body

execute

murder in a planned fashion

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kill

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

Synonyms:

take away

Types:

wash away

eliminate