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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•mov•a•ble  (ri mo̅o̅′və bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. that may be removed.
  2. Mathematics
    • (of a singularity of a function of a complex variable) noting that the function is not analytic at the point but that the function can be redefined so as to be analytic at the point.
    • (of a discontinuity) noting that the function is discontinuous at the point but that the function can be redefined so as to be continuous at the point. Cf. essential (def. 5).
  • remove + -able 1525–35
re•mov′a•bil′i•ty, re•mov′a•ble•ness, n. 
re•mov′a•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•move /rɪˈmuv/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -moved, -mov•ing. 
  1. to move or shift from a place or position:removed her hands from the steering wheel.
  2. to take off;
    shed:to remove one's jacket.
  3. to dismiss from a position;
    discharge:removed her from her job.
  4. to eliminate;
    do away with or put an end to:to remove the threat of danger.
  5. to kill;
    assassinate:He removed most of his rivals to the throne.
re•mov•a•ble, adj. See -mov-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•move  (ri mo̅o̅v′),USA pronunciation v., -moved, -mov•ing, n. 
v.t. 
  1. to move from a place or position;
    take away or off:to remove the napkins from the table.
  2. to take off or shed (an article of clothing):to remove one's jacket.
  3. to move or shift to another place or position;
    transfer:She removed the painting to another wall.
  4. to put out;
    send away:to remove a tenant.
  5. to dismiss or force from a position or office;
    discharge:They removed him for embezzling.
  6. to take away, withdraw, or eliminate:to remove the threat of danger.
  7. to get rid of;
    do away with;
    put an end to:to remove a stain; to remove the source of disease.
  8. to kill;
    assassinate.

v.i. 
  1. to move from one place to another, esp. to another locality or residence:We remove to Newport early in July.
  2. to go away;
    depart;
    disappear.

n. 
  1. the act of removing.
  2. a removal from one place, as of residence, to another.
  3. the distance by which one person, place, or thing is separated from another:to see something at a remove.
  4. a mental distance from the reality of something as a result of psychological detachment or lack of experience:to criticize something at a remove.
  5. a degree of difference, as that due to descent, transmission, etc.:a folk survival, at many removes, of a druidic rite.
  6. a step or degree, as in a graded scale.
  7. British Termsa promotion of a pupil to a higher class or division at school.
  • Latin removēre. See re-, move
  • Old French remouvoir
  • Middle English removen (verb, verbal) 1250–1300
    1. dislodge. 3. displace, transport. 8. murder.
    1. leave. 9. remain.
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