revoted
English
revote
English
Noun
(en noun )
An act of voting again
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Verb
(revot)
To vote again.
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remoted
English
remote
English
Adjective
(er)
At a distance; disconnected.
- A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.
Distant or otherwise inaccessible.
- After his fall from the emperor’s favor, the general was posted to a remote outpost.
Unlikely.
- There was only a remote possibility that we would be rescued as we were far outside of the regular shipping lanes.
Emotionally detached.
- After her mother’s death, my friend grew remote for a time while she dealt with her grief.
Synonyms
* (at a distance ): disconnected, hands-free, wireless
* (distant or otherwise inaccessible ): far, hidden, outlying
* (unlikely ): abysmal, faint, improbable, poor
* (emotionally detached ): aloof, dispassionate, distant, removed, withdrawn
Antonyms
* (at a distance ): attached, connected, contiguous, direct
* (distant or otherwise inaccessible ): close, near, proximate
* (unlikely ): likely, probable, reasonable, sure
* (emotionally detached ): companionable, intimate, involved, passionate
Derived terms
* remote control
* remoteness
* remote surgery
Noun
(en noun )
Short for remote control.
- I hate it when my uncle comes over to visit; he always sits in the best chair and hogs the remote .
(broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station’s or show’s control room.
Synonyms
* (remote control) clicker
Verb
(remot)
(computing) To connect to a computer from a remote location.
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