removeo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wremoweō. Equivalent to re- +‎ moveō.

Pronunciation

Verb

removeō (present infinitive removēre, perfect active remōvī, supine remōtum); second conjugation

  1. to remove, take away
    Synonyms: dēmō, rapiō, auferō, abdūcō, dēmoveō, adimō, dīripiō, ēripiō, tollō, āvertō, eximō, legō, abdō, extorqueō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: remoure
  • Galician: remover
  • Italian: rimuovere
  • Norman: r'muer
  • Old French: removoir
  • Portuguese: remover
  • Spanish: remover

References

  • removeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • removeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • removeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to turn one's gaze away from an object: oculos deicere, removere ab aliqua re
    • to clear oneself of a suspicion: suspicionem a se removere, depellere, propulsare (Verr. 3. 60. 140)
    • to retire from public life: a negotiis publicis se removere