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- pronunciation:
lI
mih
neIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
eliminates, eliminating, eliminated |
| definition 1: |
to dispose of, remove, or destroy.
Many cleaning products claim to eliminate germs.The corrupt and ruthless leader found ways to eliminate his enemies.
- synonyms:
- do away with, remove
- similar words:
- abolish, annihilate, blot out, cancel, delete, destroy, discard, dispel, dispose of, edit, efface, eradicate, erase, excise, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, liquidate, obliterate, purge
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| definition 2: |
to remove from consideration.
Making that error eliminated him from the spelling contest.The police have eliminated the victim's wife as a suspect.- synonyms:
- remove
- similar words:
- banish, delete, except, exclude, obviate, omit, reject, rule out, weed out
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| definition 3: |
of an organism, to expel (waste matter).
Waste that is eliminated by cattle and horses is used as fertilizer.- similar words:
- discharge, expel, void
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| related words: |
cross, evacuate, kill, massacre, nullify, scratch |
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