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   Re·mov·al

   /rəˈmo͞ov(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of taking away or abolishing something unwanted: "the removal of the brain tumor" Similar taking awaymovingcarrying awayshiftingtransfertransportingconfiscationwithdrawalabolitioneliminationdoing away withtaking awaydeletioneliminationerasingrubbing outerasureeffacingobliterationuprootingeradicationdestructionOpposite installationintroductionbringing in
   • ▪ the transfer of furniture and other contents when moving from one house to another: "removal men"
   • ▪ the dismissal of someone from a job or office: "opposition parties demanded his immediate removal from office" Similar dismissalevictionejectionexpulsionthrowing outoustingdislodgmentdisplacementpurgingunseatingdepositiondethronementdethroningousterinformal:sackingfiringdefenestrationOpposite appointment

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   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. REMOVAL definition: 1. the act of removing something: 2. the job or activity of removing everything from one house to…. Learn more.

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   What is removing a person?

   • An abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place. An act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements. The act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge. (动) As a verb Excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body). Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

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   What does removing a body mean?

   • It usually refers to the act of taking the body away from the place where the death occurs for its preparation for burial or cremation. I think "removal" is the taking/transport of the body from where the person died to the funeral home where the body is prepared for the funeral.

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   What is the difference between removal and carpet removal?

   • The word removal is the noun version of the verb to remove. When you "re-move" a sofa, you move it again by getting rid of it. You've seen to its removal. Carpet removal is the specialty of companies that come and take your old rugs away. When someone is asked to step down from a job or position, it's referred to as their removal. And why not?

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   The word removal is the noun version of the verb to remove. When you "re-move" a sofa, you move it again by getting rid of it. You've seen to its removal. Carpet removal is the specialty of companies that come and take your old rugs away.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English removal re‧mov‧al / rɪˈmuːv ə l / AWL noun [countable, uncountable] 1 REMOVE when something is taken away from, out of, or off the place where it is → remove removal of the removal of rubbish 2 when you get rid of something so that it does not exist any longer stain removal 3 when ...

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   6 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. The removal of something is the act of removing it. What they expected to be the removal of a small lump turned out to be major surgery. Synonyms: dismissal, expulsion, elimination, ejection More Synonyms of removal. 2. variable noun. Removal is the process of transporting furniture or equipment from one building to another.

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   noun. uk / rɪˈmuːv ə l / us. removal noun (TAKE AWAY) Add to word list Add to word list. the act of removing something: stain removal. removal noun (HOUSE) the job or activity of removing everything from one house to take to another: a removals firm. (Definition of removal from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   the act of removing something: stain removal. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. removal noun (HOUSE) the job or activity of removing everything from one house to take to another: a removals firm.

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   the act of removing or state of being removed. a change of residence. (as modifier): a removal company. dismissal from office. South African the forced displacement of a community for political or social reasons. 'removal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):