Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
REMOVE
I. verb (removed; removing)
Etymology: Middle English remeven, removen, from Anglo-French remuver, removeir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre to move
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. to change the location, position, station, or residence of , to transfer (a legal proceeding) from one court to another, to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off , to dismiss from office, to get rid of ; eliminate , intransitive verb to change location, station, or residence , to go away, to be capable of being removed, removability noun removable also removeable adjective removableness noun removably adverb remover noun
II. noun
Date: 1553
removal ,
2. a distance or interval separating one person or thing from another, a degree or stage of separation