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eliminate
[ih-lim-uh-neyt]
verb (used with object)
to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable.
to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms: , ,to omit, especially as being unimportant or irrelevant; leave out.
I have eliminated all statistical tables, which are of interest only to the specialist.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: , , ,to remove from further consideration or competition, especially by defeating in a contest.
to eradicate or kill.
to eliminate the enemy.
Physiology.to void or expel from an organism.
Mathematics.to remove (a quantity) from an equation by elimination.
eliminate
/ ɪˈɪɪˌԱɪ /
verb
to remove or take out; get rid of
to reject as trivial or irrelevant; omit from consideration
to remove (a competitor, team, etc) from a contest, usually by defeat
slangto murder in a cold-blooded manner
physiol to expel (waste matter) from the body
maths to remove (an unknown variable) from two or more simultaneous equations
Usage
Other 51Թ Forms
- eliminability noun
- eliminative adjective
- noneliminative adjective
- preeliminate verb (used with object)
- uneliminated adjective
- well-eliminated adjective
- ˈԲԳ noun
- ˈˌԲٴǰ noun
- ˌԲˈٲ noun
- ˈԲ adjective
- ˈԲپ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eliminate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eliminate1
Example Sentences
Disney cut several hundred employees in the U.S. and abroad, while Paramount shed hundreds of its domestic workforce and Warner Bros. eliminated several dozen positions.
Experts warn that the decision to eliminate access to emergency life-saving abortions will further exacerbate the crisis for doctors.
Negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement start next year, and the Angels Way could embolden owners to eliminate even more minor league teams.
In February, Burgum issued an order that many saw as opening the door to potentially eliminating or shrinking monuments.
Though their tactics differ in scale — the U.S. is not massacring immigrants and bombing their neighborhoods — they share the goal of eliminating a population.
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