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- Dictionaryremoved/rɪˈmuːvd/
adjective
- 1. (with reference to cousins) separated in relationship by a particular number of steps of descent.
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1. a. : distant in degree of relationship. b. : of a younger or older generation. a second cousin's child is a second cousin once removed. 2. : separate or remote in space, time, or character. Synonyms. away. deep. distant. far-flung. far-off. faraway. remote. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of removed in a Sentence.
adjective. remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from. Synonyms: apart, solitary, isolated, abstracted, withdrawn. distant by a given number of degrees of descent or kinship: A first cousin once removed is the child of one's first cousin or the first cousin of one’s parent.
to take something or someone away from somewhere, or off something: The men came to remove the rubbish from the backyard. This detergent will remove even old stains. It got so hot that he removed his tie and jacket. They decided to remove their son from the school. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to take something somewhere.
REMOVED definition: 1. used to refer to a cousin (= a relation) separated from you by one, two, etc. generations…. Learn more.
to force someone to leave an important job or a position of power because they have behaved badly or not in a way you approve of: The company's shareholders have voted to remove the executive board. Several opposition groups are fighting to remove the president from power. She has been removed from her post / position as director.
1. adjective. If you say that an idea or situation is far removed from something, you mean that it is very different from it. He found it hard to concentrate on conversation so far removed from his present preoccupations. [ + from] The country had witnessed scenes of tumult not far removed from civil war.
a. : to change the location, position, station, or residence of. remove soldiers to the front. b. : to transfer (a legal proceeding) from one court to another. 2. : to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off. remove your hat. 3. : to dismiss from office. 4. : to get rid of : eliminate. remove a tumor surgically. intransitive verb. 1.
1. remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from. 2. distant by a given number of degrees of descent or kinship: My father's first cousin is my first cousin once removed. [1540–50] re•mov′ed•ly, adv. re•mov′ed•ness, n.
Definitions of removed. adjective. separate or apart in time. synonyms: distant, remote. far. located at a great distance in time or space or degree. adjective. separated in relationship by a given degree of descent. “a cousin once removed ” synonyms: distant, remote. far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
verb (used with object) , re·moved, re·mov·ing. to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table. Synonyms: dislodge. Antonyms: leave. to take off or shed (an article of clothing): to remove one's jacket. to move or shift to another place or position; transfer: She removed the painting to another wall.
