remotion
- noun
- Archaic
- The remotion of the old furniture was necessary for the renovation.
Examples
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The remotion of outdated policies improved the company's efficiency.
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Legal documents occasionally use the term remotion to refer to the removal of an official from office.
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In ancient philosophy, knowledge was sometimes defined by the remotion of ignorance.
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The remotion process took longer than expected.
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The remotion of outdated policies improved the company's efficiency.
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The remotion of the old furniture was necessary for the renovation.
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Legal documents occasionally use the term remotion to refer to the removal of an official from office.
Synonyms
162
2.0
Taking something or someone away from a place
145
4.1
Removing people or things from a place
114
3.5
The act of removing something you do not need
81
4.3
Removing something from a place using effort or force
58
3.0
The act of getting rid of something you do not want
32
6.8
The act of getting rid of someone or something unwanted
22
5.5
Forcing someone or something out of a place quickly
12
6.1
Moving people out of their job or home
5
6.9
Pulling something back, especially a part of the body or a machine
2
1.8
An action that removes all things from a container or place
1
9.9
Removal of people or communities from their original home
1
9.9
Removing information from a record so it no longer appears
An act of cutting something off, naturally or by surgery
The official removal of something like a law or rule
Antonyms
How Complete
114
3.5
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word remotion comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and motio 'movement', and it is related to the common English words remove and motion. So remotion means the act of moving something away or 'taking something away'.