1. (noun) deletion, excision, cut
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
Synonyms: gash, cutting out, cold shoulder, cutting, deracination, slash, extirpation, cut, swing, excommunication, cutting off, snub, excision, baseball swing, track, undercut, cut of meat, omission, deletion, slice, ablation, stinger
2. (noun) ablation, extirpation, cutting out, excision
surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Synonyms: deletion, excision, excommunication, ablation, extirpation, cut, cutting out, deracination
3. (noun) excommunication, excision
the act of banishing a member of a church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the church; cutting a person off from a religious society
Synonyms: excision, censure, excommunication, deracination, ablation, deletion, cut, cutting out, extirpation, exclusion
4. (noun) extirpation, excision, deracination
the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence
Synonyms: deletion, excision, excommunication, ablation, extirpation, cut, cutting out, displacement, deracination
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