Guide 170 / 200 5 swaps Formal register
Professional words for “remove”
Five verbs with different weights of removal.
i · When it mattersTwo lines, no filler
"Remove" is neutral. "Eliminate" implies finality; "strip out" is active and bulk; "extract" is careful and preservational; "delete" is for records; "purge" is aggressive or systematic.
ii · The swaps5 ways
- 01Eliminate neutral
remove finally
Eliminate duplicate records from the export.
- 02Strip out neutral
active bulk removal
Strip out PII before sharing.
- 03Extract neutral
careful, preserving the thing removed
Extract the relevant entries into a sub-file.
- 04Delete neutral
remove from records or data
Delete test records before the cutover.
- 05Purge formal
aggressive, systematic
Purge stale sessions weekly.