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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of integrity go
the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

separation go
the act of dividing or disconnecting

removal, remotion
the act of removing

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17 Subcategories

cutting off, abscission go
the act of cutting something off
abstraction go
the act of withdrawing or removing something
extraction go
the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force)
autotomy go
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
decontamination go
the removal of contaminants
deletion go
the act of deleting something written or printed
uncovering, denudation, stripping, baring, husking go
the removal of covering
dermabrasion go
removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer
dislodgment, dislodgement go
forced removal from a position of advantage
riddance, elimination go
the act of removing or getting rid of something
elimination go
the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations
evacuation, emptying, voidance go
the act of removing the contents of something
rinse, rinsing go
the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
evisceration, disembowelment go
the act of removing the bowels or viscera
skimming go
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid
withdrawal go
the act of taking out money or other capital
withdrawal go
the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.