remove in WordNet English dictionary

1. go away or leave
   "He absented himself"
   absent  remove 
   
2. kill intentionally and with premeditation
   "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
   murder  slay  hit  dispatch  bump off  off  polish off  remove 
   
3. dispose of
   "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
   get rid of  remove 
   
4. cause to leave
   "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"
   take out  move out  remove 
   
5. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
   "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
   remove  take  take away  withdraw 
   
6. get rid of something abstract
   "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"
   remove  take away 
   
7. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
   "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"
   remove  transfer 
   
8. remove from a position or an office
   remove 
   

1. degree of figurative distance or separation
   "just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy";
   remove