 | English  | German |  |
 | to eliminate sb./sth. [remove] | 730 jdn./etw. beseitigen |  |
 | to divest [remove clothing] | 553 entkleiden |  |
 | gastr. to gut sth. [to remove the inner organs of an animal] | 476 etw.Akk. ausnehmen [ein geschlachtetes od. erlegtes Tier] |  |
 | to shed sth. [remove] | 427 etw. abstreifen |  |
 | to refine [remove impurities, e.g. in metal, sugar etc.] | 360 raffinieren |  |
 | to axe sth. [coll.] [remove ruthlessly] | 308 etw. streichen [brutal kürzen, abschaffen] |  |
 | to eliminate sb./sth. [remove] | 278 jdn./etw. entfernen |  |
 | to eliminate sth. [remove] | 195 etw.Akk. abschaffen |  |
 | to eliminate sb./sth. [remove (from consideration)] | 164 jdn./etw. ausschließen [eliminieren] |  |
 | to eliminate sb./sth. [remove] | 127 jdn./etw. verdrängen |  |
 | gastr. to skim [remove cream from milk] [also fig.] | 118 absahnen [Sahne abschöpfen] [auch fig.] |  |
 | to clear [remove] | 116 beseitigen |  |
 | to eliminate sth. [remove] | 113 etw.Akk. auflösen [aufheben] |  |
 | to strip sth. [remove] | 113 etw. abstreifen |  |
 | to suspend sb. [temporarily remove from a post during investigation] | 106 jdn. beurlauben [bis auf weiteres von seinen Dienstpflichten entbinden] |  |
 | to winnow sth. [fig.] [sort out, remove, from a group or mass] | 99 jdn./etw. aussortieren |  |
 | to eliminate sth. [remove sth. from consideration] | 88 etw.Akk. ausscheiden [z. B. eine Möglichkeit] |  |
 | to skim sth. [remove a thin layer of material] | 83 etw. abtragen [dünne Schicht von Oberfläche] |  |
 | to clear [remove] | 80 wegräumen |  |
 | naut. to bail [scoop] [remove water from a boat] | 67 schöpfen [Wasser aus einem Boot] |  |
 | gastr. to stem sth. [remove the stems from sth.] | 67 etw. entstielen |  |
 | to eliminate sb./sth. [remove] | 65 jdn./etw. ausschalten [ausschließen] |  |
 | to clear [remove] | 53 entfernen |  |
 | to harvest sth. [take or remove for use] | 48 etw.Akk. entnehmen |  |
 | to defecate sth. [remove impurities] | 44 etw. reinigen |  |
 | to displace sb. [remove sb. from his office / position] | 41 jdn. ausbooten [ugs.] [aus seiner Stellung entfernen / verdrängen] |  |
 | to eliminate sth. [remove] | 39 etw.Akk. beheben [eliminieren] |  |
 | to pull sb./sth. [remove, withdraw] | 39 jdn./etw. herausnehmen [wegnehmen, zurückziehen, entfernen] |  |
 | to core sth. [remove the core] | 35 etw. auskernen |  |
 | to trim sth. [remove sharp corners or round off] | 35 etw.Akk. abkanten |  |
 | comp. to debug sth. [remove mistakes] | 33 etw. debuggen |  |
 | to pull sth. [remove from a fixed position, extract] [tooth, weeds, etc.] | 32 etw. entfernen [ausreißen, herausziehen] [Zahn, Unkraut etc.] |  |
 | gastr. to skim sth. [remove froth from a boiling liquid] | 32 etw. abschäumen |  |
 | to unseal sth. [remove the seal of sth.] | 29 etw. entsiegeln [das Siegel aufbrechen] |  |
 | to abstract sth. [take away, remove] | 20 etw.Akk. abziehen [wegnehmen] |  |
 | comp. tech. to unset sth. [remove] | 20 etw. aufheben [abstellen] |  |
 | gastr. to clean sth. [remove innards] | 19 etw. ausnehmen [Fisch etc.] |  |
 | to debark sth. [remove the bark (from a tree or piece of wood)] | 19 etw.Akk. entrinden [einen Baum, ein Stück Holz etc.] |  |
 | to eliminate sth. [remove] | 19 etw.Akk. abspalten |  |
 | to clear [thin out, remove confusion] | 18 lichten [Wald, Durcheinander] |  |
 | to strip sth. [remove paint, lacquer, etc.] | 17 etw.Akk. abbeizen |  |
 | med. to extirpate [remove] | 16 exstirpieren [mit der Wurzel wegnehmen, ausrotten, gänzlich beseitigen] |  |
 | to pickle sth. [remove old paint etc.] | 15 etw.Akk. abbeizen |  |
 | hist. ind. to scrape sth. [hides, in order to remove the flesh before tanning] | 12 etw. aasen [veraltet] [Gerberjargon] [Felle oder Häute abschaben, vom Fleisch reinigen] |  |
 | biotech. to enucleate [remove a cell nucleus] | 10 entkernen [Zellkern entfernen] |  |
 | to subduct sth. [rare] [take sth. away, remove sth.] | 6 etw.Akk. wegnehmen [fortnehmen, entfernen] |  |
 | [to remove ballast from a rail track, in order to impede transport, e.g. of castor containers] | schottern [ugs.] [ein Gleisbett abtragen, um Transporte z. B. von Castor-Behältern zu behindern] |  |
 | gastr. [to use a baker's peel to remove loaves of bread from the hot surface of a traditional baking oven] | etw.Akk. ausschießen [Brotlaibe mit dem Brotschießer aus dem Backofen herausholen] |  |
 | to debark sth. [remove the bark (from a tree or piece of wood)] | etw.Akk. scheppsen [bayer.] [entrinden] [einen Baum, ein Stück Holz etc.] |  |
 | med. VetMed. to decerebrate [remove the cerebrum] | enthirnen [das Hirn entfernen] |  |