excised
Surgically taken away
Excised means cut out or removed, typically through surgery or editing.
A surgeon excises a tumor; an editor excises a paragraph.
The word implies deliberate, precise removal rather than casual deletion: The censors excised all references to the scandal.
The noun form is excision.
Permanently removed
- removedTaken from position
- redactedOfficially removed from view
- censoredSuppressed from publication
- omittedLeft out intentionally
cut · expunged · struck · passage · manuscript · text · paragraph · scene
Removed thoroughly, often forcibly
- eradicatedTotally destroyed or removed
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- extirpatedTotally removed or destroyed
abolished · removed · erased · effaced · annulled · voided · destroyed · cleansed
deleted
Permanently removed
omitted · cut · expunged · struck · passage · manuscript · text · paragraph · scene · chapter
purged
Removed thoroughly, often forcibly
- eradicatedTotally destroyed or removed
- expungedOfficially removed completely
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
extirpated · abolished · removed · erased · effaced · annulled · voided · destroyed · cleansed · rooted out
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
tumor · lesion · tissue · margins · suture · surgeon · anesthesia · sterile · dissection · specimen
- tumor excisionSurgical removal of abnormal growth
- excise taxTax on manufactured goods
- excise taxesLevies on specific commodities