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Abstracting

To separate; to disengage.

📖 Definitions of "Abstracting"

verb

1
To separate; to disengage.
2
To remove; to take away; withdraw.
3
To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
4
To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Abstracting"

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Word	Definition
synopsisnoun	(authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
technicalnoun	Of or related to technology.
outlinenoun	A general description of some subject.
conceptual	Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
theoretical	Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
ideational	Pertaining to the formation of ideas or thoughts of objects not immediately present to the senses.
notionalnoun	Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
abstractionistnoun	(art) Someone who supports or creates abstract art.
precisnoun	Alternative form of précis. [to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge]
idealnoun	Optimal; being the best possibility.
liftverb	(ambitransitive) To raise or rise.
sneakverb	One who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
abstractionnoun	The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics; the act of separating said qualities from the object or ideas.
purloinverb	(transitive, usually formal or humorous) To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
pilferverb	(ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
nobblenoun	(UK, Ireland, slang) To gain influence over by corrupt means or intimidation.
filchverb	(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
swipenoun	(transitive, intransitive, computing, graphical user interface) To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it.
pinchnoun	To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
nonobjectivenoun	Not objective; biased.