The difference between Place and Remove
When used as nouns, place means an open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard, whereas remove means the act of removing something.
When used as verbs, place means to put (an object or person) in a specific location, whereas remove means to move something from one place to another, especially to take away. to replace a dish within a course.
check bellow for the other definitions of Place and Remove
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Place as a noun (physical):
An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A group of houses. An inhabited area: a village, town, or city. Any area of the earth: a region. The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit. The area where one lives: one's home, formerly country estates and farms. An area of the skin. An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory. An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.
Examples:
"They live at Westminster Place."
"He is going back to his native place on vacation."
"We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places."
"Do you want to come over to my place later?"
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Place as a noun:
A location or position in space.
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Place as a noun:
A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.
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Place as a noun:
A passage or extract from a book or document.
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Place as a noun:
A topic.
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Place as a noun:
A frame of mind.
Examples:
"I'm in a strange place at the moment."
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Place as a noun:
A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
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Place as a noun (social):
A responsibility or position in an organization. A role or purpose; a station. The position of a contestant in a competition. The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position. The position as a member of a sports team.
Examples:
"It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case."
"We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place."
"to win a bet on a horse for place"
"He lost his place in the national team."
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Place as a noun:
A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
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Place as a noun:
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
Examples:
"three decimal places;  the hundreds place'"
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Place as a noun:
Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
Examples:
"That's what I said in the first place!"
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Place as a noun:
Reception; effect; implying the making room for.
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
Examples:
"He placed the glass on the table."
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Place as a verb (intransitive):
To earn a given spot in a competition. To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
Examples:
"The Cowboys placed third in the league."
"In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars."
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
Examples:
"I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where."
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Place as a verb (transitive, in the passive):
To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
Examples:
"Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race."
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To arrange for or to make (a bet).
Examples:
"I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls."
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Place as a verb (transitive):
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
Examples:
"They phoned hoping to place her in the management team."
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Place as a verb (sports, transitive):
To place-kick (a goal).
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Remove as a verb (transitive):
To move something from one place to another, especially to take away. To replace a dish within a course.
Examples:
"He removed the marbles from the bag."
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Remove as a verb (transitive):
To murder.
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Remove as a verb (cricket, transitive):
To dismiss a batsman.
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Remove as a verb (transitive):
To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
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Remove as a verb (intransitive, now, rare):
To depart, leave.
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Remove as a verb (intransitive):
To change one's residence; to move.
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Remove as a verb:
To dismiss or discharge from office.
Examples:
"The President removed many postmasters."
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Remove as a noun:
The act of removing something.
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Remove as a noun:
Removing a dish at a meal in order to replace it with the next course, a dish thus replaced, or the replacement.
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Remove as a noun (British):
A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
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Remove as a noun:
A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
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Remove as a noun:
Distance in time or space; interval.
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Remove as a noun (dated):
The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.
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Remove as a noun:
The act of resetting a horse's shoe.
Examples:
"rfquotek Jonathan Swift"
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- place vs seat
- location vs place
- place vs position
- place vs situation
- place vs stead
- place vs stell
- place vs spot
- frame of mind vs place
- mindset vs place
- mood vs place
- courtyard vs place
- piazza vs place
- place vs plaza
- place vs square
- deposit vs place
- lay vs place
- lay down vs place
- place vs put down
- achieve vs place
- make vs place
- place vs reach
- remove vs settle
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- add vs remove