removed
[ ri-moovd ]
/ rɪˈmuvd /
adjective
remote; separate; not connected with; distinct from.
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. The grandchildren of one's first cousin are one's first cousins twice removed.
SYNONYMS FOR removed
OTHER WORDS FROM removed
re·mov·ed·ly [ri-moo-vid-lee, -moovd-] /rɪˈmu vɪd li, -ˈmuvd-/, adverb re·mov·ed·ness, noun un·re·moved, adjectiveWords nearby removed
Definition for removed (2 of 2)
remove
[ ri-moov ]
/ rɪˈmuv /
verb (used with object), re·moved, re·mov·ing.
verb (used without object), re·moved, re·mov·ing.
to move from one place to another, especially to another locality or residence: We remove to Newport early in July.
to go away; depart; disappear.
noun
Origin of remove
SYNONYMS FOR remove
OTHER WORDS FROM remove
pre·re·move, verb (used with object), pre·re·moved, pre·re·mov·ing.Example sentences from the Web for removed
British Dictionary definitions for removed (1 of 2)
removed
/ (rɪˈmuːvd) /
adjective
separated by distance or abstract distinction
(postpositive)
separated by a degree of descent or kinship
the child of a person's first cousin is his first cousin once removed
Derived forms of removed
removedness (rɪˈmuːvɪdnɪs), nounBritish Dictionary definitions for removed (2 of 2)
remove
/ (rɪˈmuːv) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Derived forms of remove
removable, adjective removability or removableness, noun removably, adverb remover, nounWord Origin for remove
C14: from Old French
removoir, from Latin
removēre; see
move