English Explanatory Dictionary

removal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
  2. The relocation of a business etc.
  3. The dismissal of someone from office.
  4. An evening funeral ritual in which the coffin holding the deceased is brought, usually from a funeral home, to the church where the funeral mass will be celebrated the following day. Prayers are said before and after the journey, after which mourners are typically received at the home of the deceased.
  5. Murder.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈmuː.vəl/ /ɹɪˈmu.vəl/ /ɹəˈmuː.vəl/ /ɹɪˈmʉː.vəl/ en-au-removal.ogg

Word forms

removal removals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English removal From remove + -al.

Synonyms

move relocation ablation deduction deinstallation removal subduction sublation subtraction

Antonyms

addition

Derived words

antiremoval bioremoval boyremoval buccal fat removal card removal mountaintop removal removalist removal van
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