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Remove, vb. 1) trans. a) to put away, to cause to be no longer in a place; in a proper and figurative sense: “r. your siege from my unyielding breast,” Ven. 423. “my will is strong, past reason's weak --ing,” Lucr. 243. “thy will r.” Lucr. 243 “love and am beloved where I may not r. nor be --d,” Sonn. 25, 14. “it will go near to r. his fit,” Tp. II, 2, 79. “to shine, those clouds --d, upon our watery eyne,” LLL V, 2, 206. “mountains may be --d with earth-quakes,” As III, 2, 195. “let him that moved you hither r. you hence,” Shr. II, 197. I, 2, 72. All's III, 6, 42. Wint. I, 2, 428. II, 3, 88. John II, 318. III, 1, 218. H4A II, 2, 1. H6A II, 5, 103. H6B I, 2, 64. IV, 9, 29. V, 1, 36. R3 I, 3, 69. H8 II, 4, 102. H8 II, 4, 102. I, 1, 148. I, 5, 7. V, 3, 237. Mcb. IV, 3, 162. V, 1, 84. Oth. II, 1, 287. IV, 2, 14. V, 2, 55. Cymb. IV, 2, 257. --d == 1) distant, remote: “although my foot did stand upon the farthest earth --d from thee,” Sonn. 44, 6. “this time --d,” 97, 5 (== time of absence; cf. Absent). “who is so far from Italy --d,” Tp. II, 1, 110. “grew a twenty years --d thing,” Tw. V, 92 (as if he had not seen me for twenty years). Used of steps in the scale of gradation: “a lie seven times --d,” As V, 4, 71. “those that are germane to him, though --d fifty times,” Wint. IV, 4, 802. “being but the second generation --d from thy sin-conceiving womb,” John II, 182. “on this --d issue,” John II, 182 “blood --d but little from her own,” Rom. III, 3, 96. “nor did he think it meet to lay so dear a trust on any soul --d but his own,” H4A IV, 1, 35 (who was a stranger to him in any degree). 2) retired, sequestered: “I have ever loved the life --d,” Meas. I, 3, 8. “your accent is something finer than you could purchase in so --d a dwelling,” As III, 2, 360. “visited that --d house,” Wint. V, 2, 116. “it waves you to a more --d ground,” Hml. I, 4, 61.
b) to bring to another place: “I must r. some thousands of these logs,” Tp. III, 1, 9. “see you the fornicatress be --d,” Meas. II, 2, 23. “she was --d to Kimbolton,” H8 IV, 1, 34. Partic. --d: “as interest of the dead, which now appear but things --d that hidden in thee lie,” Sonn. 31, 8 (as having only changed their place). “Lysander! what, --d?” Mids. II, 2, 151 (gone away).
c) to make away with, to cut off: “when he's --d, your highness will take again your queen as yours,” Wint. I, 2, 335. “King Richard thus --d,” H6A II, 5, 71. “who --d, Earl Surrey was sent thither,” H8 II, 1, 42. “none can be so determinate as the --ing of Cassio,” Oth. IV, 2, 232. Oth. IV, 2, 232 cf. H6B I, 2, 64.
2) intr. a) to go away, to depart: from his soft “bosom never to r.” Ven. 81. “I must r.” Ven. 81 “love and am beloved where I may not r. nor be --d,” Sonn. 25, 14. “did thence r.” Compl. 237. “he hence --d last night,” All's V, 1, 23. now thy uncle is --ing hence (i. e. dying) H6A II, 5, 104.
b) to change place, to go elsewhere: “love is not love which alters when it alteration finds, or bends with the remover to r.” Sonn. 116, 4 (to seek another love). “let us r.” As III, 4, 59 (== go there). “O nation, that thou couldst r.” John V, 2, 33. “as I upon advantage did r.” V, 7, 62. “till Birnam wood r. to Dunsinane,” Mcb. V, 3, 2. “once more r., good friends,” Hml. I, 5, 163.
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