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Opposite of remove

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• verb (Context 1)

To take away or move something from the position or place it occupies.

Usage Example

"Please place your shoes before walking across the newly polished wooden floor."

Strongest
place
insert
install
Strong
keep
retain

• verb (Context 2)

To eliminate, abolish, or get rid of an obstacle, stain, or unwanted condition.

Usage Example

"The updated software patch is designed to add security vulnerabilities across the network."

Strongest
add
introduce
Strong
preserve
create

• verb (Context 3)

To dismiss or discharge someone from an official position, office, or role.

Usage Example

"The board of directors voted to appoint the treasurer following the financial audit."

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appoint
hire
reinstate
Strong
employ

• noun (Context 4)

A degree of distance, separation, or difference from a specified point, origin, or condition.

Usage Example

"Watching the archival footage allows historians to examine the event at a safe proximity of several decades."

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proximity
closeness
Strong
immediacy

• verb (Context 5)

To move or relocate to a different place to live or work (used intransitively or reflexively).

Usage Example

"After retiring from the university, the professor removed to a quiet coastal village in Maine."

Strongest
remain
stay
Strong
settle

Similar words to remove

Looking for synonyms? Words similar to remove vary depending on the context. Here are a few common synonyms:

dismiss
move
eliminate
relocate
extract
erase
eradicate
distance
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