#removal__remotion the act of removing; "he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy"
supertype: #separation the act of dividing or disconnecting
subtype: #abscission.remotion__cutting_off__cuttingoff the act of cutting something off
subtype: #circumcision surgical removal of the foreskin of males
subtype: #abstraction.remotion the act of withdrawing or removing something
subtype: #extraction the act of pulling out (as a tooth); "the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"
subtype: #autotomy spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
subtype: #decontamination the removal of contaminants
subtype: #deletion the act of deleting something written or printed
subtype: #bowdlerization__bowdlerisation__expurgation the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent
subtype: #censoring__censorship deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances
subtype: #Bowdlerism censorship in the form of prudish expurgation
subtype: #Comstockery censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
subtype: #expunction__expunging__erasure deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
subtype: #denudation__stripping__uncovering__baring__husking the removal of covering
subtype: #disforestation__deforestation the removal of trees
subtype: #cornhusking the act of removing the husks from ears of corn
subtype: #dermabrasion removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer
subtype: #dislodgment__dislodgement forced removal from a position of advantage
subtype: #riddance__elimination the act of removing or getting rid of something
subtype: #simplification elimination of superfluous details
subtype: #oversimplification excessive simplification (to the point of misrepresentation)
subtype: #rationalization__rationalisation (math) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
subtype: #elimination the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
subtype: #emptying__voidance__evacuation the act of removing the contents of something
subtype: #drainage__drain emptying accomplished by draining
subtype: #rinsing__rinse the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
subtype: #disembowelment__evisceration the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
subtype: #skimming the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
subtype: #withdrawal.remotion the act of taking out money or other capital
subtype: #bank_withdrawal the withdrawal of money from your account at a bank
subtype: #bank_run the concerted action of depositors who try to withdraw their money from a bank because the think it will fail
subtype: #disinvestment the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation
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