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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.
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- to omit, especially as being unimportant or irrelevant; leave out:
I have eliminated all statistical tables, which are of interest only to the specialist.
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- 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
- slang.to 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
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԳ, noun
- ˈˌԲٴǰ, noun
- ˌԲˈٲ, noun
- ˈԲ, adjective
- ˈԲپ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ···Բ···ٲ [ih-lim-, uh, -n, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ·i·Բt adjective
- non·i·Բt adjective
- e·i·Բٱ verb (used with object) preeliminated preeliminating
- ܲe·i·Բe adjective
- ɱ-·i·Բe adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eliminate1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of eliminate1
Example Sentences
“He was doubled off a couple games ago. And this one, you go and you stop — you just can’t. ... Gotta eliminate those outs on the bases.”
He said the problem stemmed from a lack of leadership and that by providing strong leadership and vision he would eliminate the need for deputies to joint the controversial groups.
The order called for the majority of the functions of the library-focused agency, as well as several others, to “be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.”
Trump has claimed such requirements would help to eliminate fraudulent voting by noncitizens.
In the wake of the February letter, colleges and universities in California and throughout the country have eliminated DEI programs, scrubbing references to it from their websites.
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