Return and Remove

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Return

Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.
Usage example: when I'm done reading a book, I always return it to the very shelf I got it from
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Remove is an antonym for return in topics: give back, put back.
Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Remove

Remove verb - To rid oneself of (a garment).
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Synonyms for Remove
Antonyms for Remove
Return is an antonym for remove.
Nearby Words: removed, removal, removing, removable, remover
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How words are described

good good return good remove
bad bad return bad remove

Common collocations

heart return heart remove heart
soul return soul remove soul
ability return ability remove ability
power return power remove power
Other words: item, ring, mask, items, sword, hat, powers, memories.
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