removal

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹɪˈmu.vəl/ UK /ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #12030

Meanings

1

noun
The act of taking something away or getting rid of it.

The surgery involved the removal of a small tumour.
2

noun
The act of forcing someone out of a job or position.

The board voted for the removal of the chief executive.
3

noun
The act of moving a home or business to a new place.

The removal to their new house took the whole weekend.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of taking something... remotion

More ablationdeductiondeinstallationmove relocationsubductionsublation subtraction

Opposites

addition

Word family

Forms removals

Derived forms antiremovalbioremovalboyremovalremovalist

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Phrases (1)

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temporary removal
exclusion from a position or privilege for a limited period

Adjective + noun

Proverbs (1)

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Three removes is as bad as a fire
Matching variant: Three removals are as bad as a fire

Etymology

From remove + -al.

*m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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