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remove vs take up

take up vs remove

remove is a noun but take up is not a noun.

remove and take up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
remove Yes No Yes No
take up No No Yes No
As verbs, take up is a hyponym of remove; that is, take up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remove:
  • remove: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • take up: take out or up with or as if with a scoop
Other hyponyms of remove include depilate, epilate, harvest, tip, stem, extirpate, enucleate, exenterate, enucleate, decorticate, bail, disinvest, divest, strip, undress, ablate, clean, pick, clean, fan, winnow, pick, clear, clear up, muck, lift, lift, lift, rip off, tear away, tear off, take off, take away, take out, pit, stone, seed, unhinge, shuck, hull, crumb, chip away, chip away at, burl, knock out, clean, scavenge, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, degas, husk, shell, bur, burr, clear away, clear off, flick, dismantle, strip, strip, clear, defang, bone, debone, disembowel, draw, eviscerate, shell, shuck, detusk, tusk, dehorn, scalp, weed, condense, bail out, bale out, leach, strip, decalcify, detoxicate, detoxify, deionize, de-iodinate, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, delouse, ream, brush, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, desorb, pull, demineralise, demineralize, eliminate, clear out, drive out, expectorate, carve out, defuse, dredge, wear away, wear off, amputate, cut off, eviscerate, resect, cream, cream off, skim, skim off, strip, strip, descale, scale, circumcise, undock, cut into, delve, dig, turn over, dig, excavate, hollow, lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out, take out, unstring, string, wipe away, wipe off, bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away, unveil, take out, unpack, disburden, unburden, empty, discharge, offsaddle, unsaddle, cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off, dislodge, free, clean, aspirate, draw out, suck out, cancel, delete, lade, laden, ladle, spoon, gut, head, draw away, draw off, pull off, clean, strip, draw, take out, draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out, leach, draw, draw, draw off, take out, withdraw, unfriend.
remove (noun) take up (noun)
degree of figurative distance or separation
remove (verb) take up (verb)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract pursue or resume
stay away or leave return to a previous location or condition
get rid of something abstract adopt
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes take up as if with a sponge
dispose of take out or up with or as if with a scoop
remove from a position or an office accept
kill intentionally and with premeditation take in, also metaphorically
cause to leave take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
occupy or take on
take up and practice as one's own
begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
turn one's interest to
take up time or space
Difference between remove and take up

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