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carry away or <strong>of</strong>f, shift; transfer: When I arrived this<br />

morning, my desk had been removed. <strong>The</strong> threat <strong>of</strong> war has been<br />

removed. Kindly remove your elbows from the table. 3 obliterate,<br />

delete, erase, expunge, eradicate, efface, eliminate, take <strong>of</strong>f,<br />

wipe or rub out, wipe or rub <strong>of</strong>f, get rid <strong>of</strong>: Use chemicals to<br />

remove the graffiti from the wall. 4 murder, assassinate, kill,<br />

slay, execute, exterminate, eliminate, liquidate, eradicate,<br />

massacre, slaughter, do away with, dispose <strong>of</strong>, get rid <strong>of</strong>,<br />

purge, Slang rub or wipe out, do in, bump <strong>of</strong>f, US waste: We<br />

brought in some <strong>of</strong> the boys to remove the competition. 5<br />

discharge, dismiss, depose, unseat, displace, expel, oust, turn<br />

out, get rid <strong>of</strong>, purge, Colloq fire, sack, kick out: <strong>An</strong>drews<br />

must be removed from his job before he does any more harm. 6<br />

relocate, move, transfer, shift: I removed to a quieter place<br />

where I could write in peace. 7 take out, unfasten, detach,<br />

disconnect, separate, undo: <strong>The</strong>y have to remove the<br />

transmission to overhaul it.<br />

--n. 8 distance, space, interval, separation: <strong>The</strong>y tried to<br />

keep the girls and the boys at some remove from one another.<br />

remuneration<br />

n. 1 payment, compensation, salary, wages, earnings, emolument,<br />

income, pay, stipend, consideration, reward: What remuneration<br />

will she expect to receive if appointed? 2 recompense,<br />

repayment, reimbursement, restitution, reparation(s), damages,<br />

indemnity, indemnification, redress: Have they received any<br />

remuneration for their loss <strong>of</strong> property during the earthquake?<br />

renaissance<br />

n. renascence, rebirth, revival, reawakening, restoration,<br />

resumption, renewal, resurgence, return, regeneration,<br />

rejuvenation, new dawn, new birth: <strong>The</strong> Renaissance is so called<br />

because <strong>of</strong> the return to classical tradition. Hugh seems to have<br />

undergone a renaissance since taking that rest cure.<br />

rend v. 1 rip or tear or pull (to pieces or apart or asunder),<br />

wrench, mangle, shred: <strong>The</strong> bully threatened to rend me limb<br />

from limb. 2 split, tear, rip, rupture, cleave, split, rive,<br />

separate, slice, lacerate: When the balloon was rent from top<br />

to bottom, the basket fell to the ground. 3 pain, distress,<br />

pierce, stab, smite, wound, afflict, torment, wring, hurt: My<br />

heart was rent by conflicting emotions.

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