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remove vs winnow

winnow vs remove

remove and winnow both are nouns.

remove and winnow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
remove Yes No Yes No
winnow Yes No Yes No
As verbs, winnow is a hyponym of remove; that is, winnow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than remove:
  • remove: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • winnow: blow away or off with a current of air
Other hyponyms of remove include depilate, epilate, harvest, tip, stem, extirpate, enucleate, exenterate, enucleate, decorticate, bail, disinvest, divest, strip, undress, ablate, clean, pick, clean, fan, pick, clear, clear up, muck, lift, lift, lift, rip off, tear away, tear off, take off, take away, take out, pit, stone, seed, unhinge, shuck, hull, crumb, chip away, chip away at, burl, knock out, clean, scavenge, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, degas, husk, shell, bur, burr, clear away, clear off, flick, dismantle, strip, strip, clear, defang, bone, debone, disembowel, draw, eviscerate, shell, shuck, detusk, tusk, dehorn, scalp, weed, condense, bail out, bale out, leach, strip, decalcify, detoxicate, detoxify, deionize, de-iodinate, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, delouse, ream, brush, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, desorb, pull, demineralise, demineralize, eliminate, clear out, drive out, expectorate, carve out, defuse, dredge, wear away, wear off, amputate, cut off, eviscerate, resect, cream, cream off, skim, skim off, strip, strip, descale, scale, circumcise, undock, cut into, delve, dig, turn over, dig, excavate, hollow, lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up, draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out, take out, unstring, string, wipe away, wipe off, bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away, unveil, take out, unpack, disburden, unburden, empty, discharge, offsaddle, unsaddle, cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off, dislodge, free, clean, aspirate, draw out, suck out, cancel, delete, lade, laden, ladle, spoon, gut, head, draw away, draw off, pull off, clean, strip, draw, take out, draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out, leach, draw, draw, draw off, take out, withdraw, unfriend.
remove (noun) winnow (noun)
degree of figurative distance or separation the act of separating grain from chaff
remove (verb) winnow (verb)
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract blow away or off with a current of air
stay away or leave select desirable parts from a group or list
get rid of something abstract separate the chaff from grain by using air currents
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes blow on
dispose of
remove from a position or an office
kill intentionally and with premeditation
cause to leave
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