Definition of "remove" []

• To move from a place or position occupied: removed the cups from the table. (verb-transitive)
• To transfer or convey from one place to another: removed the family to Texas. (verb-transitive)
• To take off: removed my boots. (verb-transitive)
• To take away; withdraw: removed the candidate's name from consideration. (verb-transitive)
• To do away with; eliminate: remove a stain. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Me, not so much, but what I think is really cool about what you've described is how it puts all the moral conflict at one remove from the people -- it's the * vampires* (from what you describe) that are trying to figure out how to live morally as everything is collapsing around them."
• "Make sure to remove the labels, and as much of the glue as you can — it will melt and require some scrubbing to remove from the crock."
• "After it simmers one more time, remove from the heat and cover to keep warm."