æbˈsɛnt æbˈsɛnt dəˈspætʃ dɪˈspætʃ

ˈmɜːdə(ɹ) ˈmɝ.dɚ ɒf ɔf pʊl ɹɪˈmuːv ɹɪˈmuːv sleɪ teɪk tɹɑːnsˈfɜː tɹænsˈfɝ wɪðˈdɹɔː 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 Take that weight off me! pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf stay away or leave He absented himself get rid of something abstract The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage God takes away your sins 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 dispose of Get rid of these old shoes! The company got rid of all the dead wood We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer remove from a position or an office cause to leave The teacher took the children out of the classroom kill intentionally and with premeditation The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered degree of figurative distance or separation just one remove from madness it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy