排除|はいじょhaijo[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbexclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 排除する（はいじょする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 排除します（はいじょします） |
| Negative (nai) | 排除しない（はいじょしない） |
| polite (masen) | 排除しません（はいじょしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 排除せず・排除せぬ（はいじょせず・はいじょせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 排除した（はいじょした） |
| polite (mashita) | 排除しました（はいじょしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 排除しなかった（はいじょしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 排除しませんでした（はいじょしませんでした） |
| Te form | 排除して（はいじょして） |
| Potential | 排除できる（はいじょできる） |
| Passive | 排除される（はいじょされる） |
| Causative | 排除させる（はいじょさせる） |
| Causative passive | 排除させられる（はいじょさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 排除すれば（はいじょすれば） |
| tara | 排除したら（はいじょしたら） |
| Volitional | 排除しよう（はいじょしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 排除しましょう（はいじょしましょう） |
| Imperative | 排除しろ（はいじょしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym除去じょきょNeutralFor removing impurities or physical obstructions, as in 「汚れの除去」; 「排除」 is broader, covering rejected people and ruled-out possibilities.
- Synonym排斥はいせきNeutralFor shunning or resisting a person or group, as in 「移民排斥」; 「排除」 centers on removing obstacles.
- Synonym除外じょがいNeutralFor leaving something out of a set or category, as in 「対象から除外」; 「排除」 stresses actively pushing something away or eliminating it.
- Synonym排他はいたWrittenWritten word, usually as 「排他的」, for shutting others out or being exclusive; 「排除」 is about removing obstacles.
- Synonym駆逐くちくNeutralFor driving out enemies, and figuratively for one thing driving out another, as in 「悪貨は良貨を駆逐する」.
- SynonymシャットアウトNeutralLoanword for shutting someone or something out; in baseball, a shutout; 「排除」 is more general.
- Synonym外すはずすNeutralFor detaching or taking off, or dropping someone, as in 「メンバーから外す」; 「排除」 is more formal.
- Synonym取り除くとりのぞくNeutralCommon in speech for removing or clearing things away; 「排除」 is more formal and can take people, factors, or possibilities as its object.
- Synonym除くのぞくNeutralFor removing or excluding, as in 「日曜を除く」; 「排除」 is more formal and stresses pushing out or eliminating.
- SynonymのけるCasualColloquial: to move something out of the way, as in 「荷物をどける」; 「排除」 is more formal.
- Synonym取り払うとりはらうNeutralFor dismantling or clearing away structures, as in 「障害物を取り払う」; 「排除」 is more general.
- Synonym排するはいするWrittenLiterary verb for pushing aside or rejecting, as in 「万難を排する」; in everyday speech say 「排除する」.
- Related駆除くじょNeutralFor driving out or exterminating pests and vermin, as in 「害虫駆除」; 「排除」 is more general.
- Related放逐ほうちくWrittenWritten word for banishing or expelling someone from a group; 「排除」 centers on removing obstacles.
- Related退けるどけるCasualColloquial: to move something out of the way, as in 「荷物をどける」; 「排除」 is more formal.
- RelatedはねのけるNeutralFor forcefully brushing aside or throwing off, such as pressure; 「排除」 stresses deliberate removal.
- Related取り去るとりさるNeutralFor taking something away; 「排除」 is more formal and centers on eliminating obstacles.
- Related取り除けるとりのけるNeutralFor lifting something off and setting it aside; 「排除」 focuses on eliminating obstacles.
- Related除却じょきゃくWrittenWritten word for removal; in accounting it means disposing of fixed assets, as in 「固定資産の除却」.
- Related取り捨てるとりすてるNeutralFor picking something out and throwing it away; 「排除」 stresses removing obstacles.
- Antonym包含ほうがんNeutralAntonym on the removal–inclusion axis: to include or contain.
- Antonym受け入れうけいれNeutralAntonym on the rejection–acceptance axis: to accept or take in.
Use 「排除」 for removing obstacles or shutting out unneeded people or factors, as in 「可能性を排除する」. For removing impurities choose 「除去」, for shunning a group 「排斥」, for leaving something out of a set 「除外」, and for exterminating pests 「駆除」. The main antonym is 「受け入れ」.
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