remover

English

Etymology

From remove +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmuːvə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈmuːvɚ/

Noun

remover (plural removers)

1. Agent noun of remove; one who, or that which, removes.

   We had to take my little brother to the hospital when he swallowed some of my sister's nail-polish remover.

2. (obsolete) An agitator.
   • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Fortune”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:

     A hasty fortune maketh an enterpriser and remover

Derived terms

• boomer remover
• make-up remover, makeup remover
• nail polish remover
• polish remover
• spot remover
• stain remover
• staple remover

Old French

Verb

remover

1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of removoir

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese remover, from Latin removēre (“to remove”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈve(ʁ)/ [he.moˈve(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈve(ʁ)/ [he.moˈve(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈve(ɾ)/ [he.moˈve(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈve(ʁ)/ [χe.moˈve(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.moˈve(ɻ)/ [he.moˈve(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.muˈveɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.muˈveɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.muˈbeɾ/ [ʁɨ.muˈβeɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.muˈve.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧mo‧ver

Verb

remover (first-person singular present removo, first-person singular preterite removi, past participle removido)

1. to remove

Conjugation

    Conjugation of remover (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	remover
Personal	remover	removeres	remover	removermos	removerdes	removerem
Gerund
	removendo
Past participle
Masculine	removido			removidos
Feminine	removida			removidas
Indicative
Present	removo	removes	remove	removemos	removeis	removem
Imperfect	removia	removias	removia	removíamos	removíeis	removiam
Preterite	removi	removeste	removeu	removemos	removestes	removeram
Pluperfect	removera	removeras	removera	removêramos	removêreis	removeram
Future	removerei	removerás	removerá	removeremos	removereis	removerão
Conditional	removeria	removerias	removeria	removeríamos	removeríeis	removeriam
Subjunctive
Present	remova	removas	remova	removamos	removais	removam
Imperfect	removesse	removesses	removesse	removêssemos	removêsseis	removessem
Future	remover	removeres	remover	removermos	removerdes	removerem
Imperative
Affirmative		remove	remova	removamos	removei	removam
Negative (não)		não removas	não remova	não removamos	não removais	não removam

Further reading

• “remover”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “remover”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin removēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /remoˈbeɾ/ [re.moˈβ̞eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: re‧mo‧ver

Verb

remover (first-person singular present remuevo, first-person singular preterite removí, past participle removido)

1. to stir (a liquid)

   Synonym: revolver

2. to remove, to take away, to move

   Synonym: quitar

3. to dismiss

   Synonym: despedir

4. to disturb, to upset

   Synonyms: perturbar, desazonar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of remover (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			remover
gerund			removiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		removido		removida
		plural		removidos		removidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	remuevo	remuevestú removésvos	remueve	removemos	removéis	remueven
	imperfect	removía	removías	removía	removíamos	removíais	removían
	preterite	removí	removiste	removió	removimos	removisteis	removieron
	future	removeré	removerás	removerá	removeremos	removeréis	removerán
	conditional	removería	removerías	removería	removeríamos	removeríais	removerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	remueva	remuevastú removásvos2	remueva	removamos	remováis	remuevan
	imperfect (ra)	removiera	removieras	removiera	removiéramos	removierais	removieran
	imperfect (se)	removiese	removieses	removiese	removiésemos	removieseis	removiesen
	future1	removiere	removieres	removiere	removiéremos	removiereis	removieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		remuevetú removévos	remueva	removamos	removed	remuevan
	negative		no remuevas	no remueva	no removamos	no remováis	no remuevan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of remover (o-ue alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive remover	dative	removerme	removerte	removerle, removerse	removernos	removeros	removerles, removerse
	accusative	removerme	removerte	removerlo, removerla, removerse	removernos	removeros	removerlos, removerlas, removerse
with gerund removiendo	dative	removiéndome	removiéndote	removiéndole, removiéndose	removiéndonos	removiéndoos	removiéndoles, removiéndose
	accusative	removiéndome	removiéndote	removiéndolo, removiéndola, removiéndose	removiéndonos	removiéndoos	removiéndolos, removiéndolas, removiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative remueve	dative	remuéveme	remuévete	remuévele	remuévenos	not used	remuéveles
	accusative	remuéveme	remuévete	remuévelo, remuévela	remuévenos	not used	remuévelos, remuévelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative remové	dative	removeme	removete	removele	removenos	not used	removeles
	accusative	removeme	removete	removelo, removela	removenos	not used	removelos, removelas
with formal second-person singular imperative remueva	dative	remuévame	not used	remuévale, remuévase	remuévanos	not used	remuévales
	accusative	remuévame	not used	remuévalo, remuévala, remuévase	remuévanos	not used	remuévalos, remuévalas
with first-person plural imperative removamos	dative	not used	removámoste	removámosle	removámonos	removámoos	removámosles
	accusative	not used	removámoste	removámoslo, removámosla	removámonos	removámoos	removámoslos, removámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative removed	dative	removedme	not used	removedle	removednos	removeos	removedles
	accusative	removedme	not used	removedlo, removedla	removednos	removeos	removedlos, removedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative remuevan	dative	remuévanme	not used	remuévanle	remuévannos	not used	remuévanles, remuévanse
	accusative	remuévanme	not used	remuévanlo, remuévanla	remuévannos	not used	remuévanlos, remuévanlas, remuévanse

Derived terms

• removedor
• removible
• removimiento

Related terms

• mover
• remoción

Further reading

• “remover”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025