Definitions of remove:

• noun:   degree of figurative distance or separation

  Example: "Just one remove from madness or it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"

• verb:   shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes

  Example: "He removed his children to the countryside"

• verb:   remove from a position or an office
• verb:   get rid of something abstract

  Example: "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"

• verb:   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract

  Example: "Remove a threat"

• verb:   dispose of
• verb:   go away or leave
• verb:   cause to leave
• verb:   kill intentionally and with premeditation