to remove

Examples

• All

• In the dark alley, he plotted how to remove his rival once and for all.

• On May 26, 1838, the federal government began enforcing the treaty by removing the Cherokees from Georgia.

  Academic text (2011)

• Later that night, a mob removed him from his cell and killed him.

  Academic text (2004)

• I just need to remove her, that's all.

  Due Season (2022)

• FLIGHT ATTENDANT: Sir, we will remove you from the aircraft if this continues.

  Fiction book (2000)

• So I have to remove you, but I can't forgive you.

• If he displeased his tribe, they would remove and likely kill him.

  Academic text (2011)

• We can be sure we get all the missiles, and we remove Castro so this can never happen again.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Bailiff, remove the prisoner.

  Kindergarten Cop (1990)

• The crime boss instructed his men to remove anyone who posed a threat to their operation.

Synonyms

M

to murder

vsto remove

• NSFW

∞ 3.0

To kill someone on purpose in an illegal way

is informal euphemism used especially about organized crime rather than legal term

E

to execute

vsto remove

• Formal

330 6.1

To put someone to death as a legal punishment

is informal and refers to secretive criminal killings rather than legal orders

O

to off

vsto remove

• Offensive

215 9.9

To kill someone on purpose

is a polite euphemism used especially about organized crime killings

C

to commit murder

vsto remove

• NSFW

126 5.4

To kill someone illegally

is a euphemistic informal phrasing used in organized crime contexts

S

to slay

vsto remove

• NSFW

108 7.5

To kill someone on purpose

is informal and euphemistic rather than directly naming the violent act

P

to put to death

vsto remove

• Offensive

52 7.6

To kill someone as a legal punishment

is an informal euphemism implying planned illegal acts by organized groups

D

to dispatch

vsto remove

• Offensive

21 7.7

To kill a person or animal quickly on purpose

is an informal euphemism focusing on planned elimination not speed

L

to liquidate

vsto remove

• Offensive

12 9.3

To kill someone who is a threat

is a milder euphemism used when organized groups end rivals deliberately

B

to bump off

vsto remove

• Offensive

11 9.3

To kill someone on purpose, usually secretly and as part of a crime

is a euphemistic informal phrase often used about organized crime

H

to hit

vsto remove

• Offensive

5 8.8

To kill someone as part of a plan, often by hired people

is informal euphemism but not limited to paid or contract killings

P

to polish off

vsto remove

• Offensive

2 9.5

To kill someone on purpose

is an informal euphemism often used about organized group killings

M

to murther

vsto remove

• Archaic

1 9.9

To kill someone on purpose and illegally, used in old writing

is an informal modern euphemism rather than an old literary term

Phrasal Verbs

R

to remove the stain

2 2.9

Get rid of a mark on clothes or other things by cleaning

How Violent

to assassinate

• NSFW

159 7.0

to murder

• NSFW

∞ 3.0

to kill

• NSFW

∞ 1.0

to remove

• Offensive

1 9.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology