Noun
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the act of pulling up or out
uprooting
cutting off from existence
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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
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surgical removal of a body part or tissue
- cutting out -
the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
"an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"
"both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"