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avulsion
a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
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dissociation
the act of removing from association
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secession, withdrawal
formal separation from an alliance or federation
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disunion
the termination or destruction of union
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disconnection, disjunction
the act of breaking a connection
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division
the act or process of dividing
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detachment, disengagement
the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
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tear
the act of tearing
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remotion, removal
the act of removing
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division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
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divergence, divergency
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
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withdrawal
the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
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detribalisation, detribalization
the decline or termination of tribal organization
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breakaway, breaking away
the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
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parcellation
the division into parcels
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cleavage
the act of cleaving or splitting
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bisection
dividing into two equal parts
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quartering
dividing into four equal parts
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schism, split
division of a group into opposing factions
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cut, cutting
the act of cutting something into parts
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atomisation, atomization, fragmentation
separating something into fine particles
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branching, fork, forking, ramification
the act of branching out or dividing into branches
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dichotomisation, dichotomization
the act of dividing into two sharply different categories
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quantisation, quantization
the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory
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fractionation
separation into portions
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syllabication, syllabification
forming or dividing words into syllables
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hyphenation, word division
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
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laceration
the act of lacerating
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rent, rip, split
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
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abscission, cutting off
the act of cutting something off
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abstraction
the act of withdrawing or removing something
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extraction
the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
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autotomy
spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack
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decontamination
the removal of contaminants
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deletion
the act of deleting something written or printed
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baring, denudation, husking, stripping, uncovering
the removal of covering
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dermabrasion
removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer
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dislodgement, dislodgment
forced removal from a position of advantage
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elimination, riddance
the act of removing or getting rid of something
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elimination
the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
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emptying, evacuation, voidance
the act of removing the contents of something
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rinse, rinsing
the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
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subdivision
the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
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septation
the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum
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cut, cutting
the division of a deck of cards before dealing
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disembowelment, evisceration
the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude
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zoning
dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
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skimming
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
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withdrawal
the act of taking out money or other capital
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withdrawal
the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.