Removes

Removes is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb remove. Remove is transitive and requires a direct object: for example, he removes the lid, she removes dirt from the surface, or the procedure removes impurities. The principal forms are remove (base), removes, removing, and removed.

Etymology: Remove comes from Old French remover, from Latin removere, meaning to move back or take away. The sense emphasizes taking something away from its current position or state.

Usage and senses: Remove can denote physical displacement (taking an item away from a location), withdrawal or elimination (removing obstacles, contaminants, or clothing), or deletion in editing, data processing, or systems administration. In computing and information handling, remove may describe deleting a file, removing an element from a list, or excluding an item from a dataset.

Context and nuance: Remove contrasts with delete, which often implies erasure from a record or system, and with detach, which stresses a separation that may still leave a connection in place. It can also appear in regulatory or logistical language, as in removing a product from shelves or removing a service from operation.

Examples in common language include removing dirt, removing a stamp from an envelope, or removing a term from a contract. The word’s versatility makes it useful across domains such as everyday speech, technology, science, and law, always carrying the notion of taking something away from its current place, state, or inclusion.