- (transitive) To delete
He removed the marbles from the bag.
remove, removed, removed
- (transitive) To take apart from; to take off
to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment
detach, detached, detached
- (transitive, obsolete) To clear an area of roots and stumps
The cougar was extirpated across nearly all of its eastern North American range in the two centuries after European colonization.
extirpate, extirpated, extirpated
- to set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something
uncountable · distance, distanced, distanced
- (transitive) To degrade (a clergyman) from office
deprive, deprived, deprived
- (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other d...
delete, deleted, deleted
- to cause something or someone to be forgotten
- remove marks
to unmark text
unmark, unmarked, unmarked
- (transitive) To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes
Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair.
uncountable · strip, striped, striped
- The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place
- (transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness
uncountable · dispatch, dispatched, dispatched
- (transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, sponge or with something coarse or ...
to scrub a floor with a cleanser
uncountable · scrub, scrubed, scrubed
- (transitive, idiom) To rid oneself of; to cause oneself to be free of or released from
I want to get rid of your influence over my life!
get rid of, got, got
- remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding
He took down the picture and replaced it with the framed photograph.
take down, took, taken
- (transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to
a ruthless mobster who eliminated his enemies
eliminate, eliminated, eliminated
- (transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied
dislodge, dislodged, dislodged