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- pronunciation:
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mih
neIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
eliminates, eliminating, eliminated |
definition 1: |
to get rid of or destroy.
He is trying to eliminate weeds from his garden.
- synonyms:
- do away with, remove
- similar words:
- abolish, annihilate, cancel, delete, destroy, discard, dispel, dispose of, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, kill
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definition 2: |
to decide to leave out; remove from the set of choices.
Because he cheated, the judges eliminated him from the contest.- synonyms:
- remove
- similar words:
- banish, delete, exclude, omit, reject, rule out, weed out
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related words: |
cross, kill, massacre |
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