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re·move

(rĭ-mo͞ov′)

v. re·moved, re·mov·ing, re·moves

v.tr.

1. To move from a place or position occupied: removed the cups from the table.

2. To transfer or convey from one place to another: removed the family to Texas.

3. To take off: removed my boots.

4. To take away; withdraw: removed the candidate's name from consideration.

5. To do away with; eliminate: remove a stain.

6. To dismiss from an office or position.

v.intr.

1. To change one's place of residence or business; move: "In 1751, I removed from the country to the town" (David Hume).

2. To go away; depart.

3. To be removable: paint that removes with water.

1. The act of removing; removal.

2. Distance or degree of separation or remoteness: "to spill, though at a safe remove, the blood of brave men" (Anthony Burgess).

[Middle English removen, from Old French remouvoir, from Latin removēre : re-, re- + movēre, to move; see move.]

re·mov′a·bil′i·ty, re·mov′a·ble·ness n.

re·mov′a·ble adj.

re·mov′a·bly adv.

re·mov′er n.

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Adj.	1.	removable - capable of being removed or taken away or dismissed; "a removable cord"; "removable partitions" irremovable - incapable of being removed or away or dismiss; "irremovable boulders"; "irremovable obstacles"
	2.	removable - able to be obliterated completely obliterable eradicable - able to be eradicated or rooted out

Translations

قَابِلٌ لِلنَقْلقابِل للنَّقْل أو الإزالَه

odstranitelnýsnímatelný

flytbar

abnehmbar behebbar

αφαιρούμενος

de quita y pon desmontable

irrotettava

détachable mobile

odstranjiv

elmozdíthatómegszüntethető

flytjanlegur; sem hægt er aî taka af

rimovibile trasferibile amovibile asportabile

取り外せる

떼어낼 수 있는

odstrániteľný

borttagbar

ที่เคลื่อนที่ได้

atılabilirtaşınabilir

có thể di dời được

可移动的

removable

[rɪˈmuːvəbl] ADJ

1. (= detachable) → movible; [collar etc] → de quita y pon

2. (from job) → amovible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

removable

[rɪˈmuːvəb^əl] adj (= detachable) [part] → amovible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

removable

adj cover, attachment → abnehmbar; trimming → abtrennbar; lining → abknöpfbar; stain → entfernbar; (from container) → herausnehmbar

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

removable

[rɪˈmuːvəbl] adj (detachable) → staccabile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

remove

(rəˈmuːv) verb

1. to take away. Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.

2. to take off (a piece of clothing). Please remove your hat.

3. to move to a new house etc. He has removed to London.

reˈmovable adjective

reˈmoval noun

the act of removing or the state of being removed, especially the moving of furniture etc to a new home. After his removal from power, the dictator was sent into exile; Our removal is to take place on Monday; (also adjective) a removal van.

reˈmover noun

a person or thing that removes. a stain remover; a firm of furniture removers.

removable

→ قَابِلٌ لِلنَقْل snímatelný flytbar abnehmbar αφαιρούμενος de quita y pon, desmontable irrotettava détachable odstranjiv rimovibile 取り外せる 떼어낼 수 있는 verwijderbaar avtakbar usuwalny removível съемный borttagbar ที่เคลื่อนที่ได้ taşınabilir có thể di dời được 可移动的

removable

adj removible, extraíble, que se puede quitar

References in classic literature ?

The members of the judiciary department, again, are appointable by the executive department, and removable by the same authority on the address of the two legislative branches.

The members of the judiciary department are appointed by the legislative department and removable by one branch of it, on the impeachment of the other.

The judges of the Supreme Court and justices of the peace seem also to be removable by the legislature; and the executive power of pardoning in certain cases, to be referred to the same department.

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MacGlue, I found that he, too, had noticed my mother's failing health, but that he attributed it to an easily removable cause--to the climate of Scotland.

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He tugged upon one of them, and to his joy found that it was easily removable. One after another he pulled out the blocks until he had opened an aperture large enough to admit his body, then he crawled through into a large, low chamber.

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They moved with great rapidity and there was something about their glittering eyes and contrasting colors and removable heads that inspired the poor prisoners with horror, and made them long to escape.

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This was in three compartments, each secured for the night by removable panels with separate locks.

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Would they take off more removable parts of the flying-machine and then lie up for him?

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I see both fixed pilot and removable pilot reamers offered and the fixed pilot reamers are often quite a bit less expensive.

Reamer pilots

It has four removable hoppers with individual integrated slide valves for fast material changes and incorporates TSM's reverse-flight auger mixer to improve material blend homogeneity.

Batch blender designed for low throughputs

Available on VTRs with the 1.6i 110bhp and 1.6HDi 90bhp engines, the package includes three individual, foldable and removable middle-row seats and two back row seats.

Turn your van into an MPV

"Tandberg Data has been very instrumental in helping RDX technology achieve widespread acceptance with well over 100,000 customers who have consumed more than 40 petabytes of RDX removable disk cartridges."