removal C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction 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 ablationdeductiondeinstallationmoverelocationsubductionsublationsubtraction ↔ Opposites addition Word family Forms removals Derived forms antiremovalbioremovalboyremovalremovalist Common collocations temporary removal Adjective + noun Etymology From remove + -al. *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # removal **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈmu.vəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/ **Frequency rank:** 12030 ## Meanings 1. The act of taking something away or getting rid of it. 2. The act of forcing someone out of a job or position. 3. The act of moving a home or business to a new place. ## Examples - The surgery involved the removal of a small tumour. - The board voted for the removal of the chief executive. - The removal to their new house took the whole weekend. ## Synonyms - ablation - deduction - deinstallation - move - relocation - subduction - sublation - subtraction ## Antonyms - addition ## Derived Forms - antiremoval - bioremoval - boyremoval - removalist ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *m(y)ewh₁- ## Etymology From remove + -al. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown