Latin

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *wremoweō. Equivalent to re- +‎ moveō.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

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    removeō (present infinitive removēre, perfect active remōvī, supine remōtum); second conjugation

    1. to remove, take away
      Synonyms: dēmō, rapiō, auferō, abdūcō, dēmoveō, adimō, dīripiō, ēripiō, tollō, āvertō, eximō, legō, abdō, extorqueō

    Conjugation

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    References

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    • removeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • removeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • removeo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to turn one's gaze away from an object: oculos deicere, removere ab aliqua re
      • to clear oneself of a suspicion: suspicionem a se removere, depellere, propulsare (Verr. 3. 60. 140)
      • to retire from public life: a negotiis publicis se removere