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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 |
adverb + (v.)eliminate
automatically, but, completely, effectively, essentially, gradually, largely, substantially, thereby, totally, virtually
(v.)eliminate
+ adverb
altogether, entirely
(v.)eliminate
+ noun
backlog,
barrier,
bias,
chemical,
competition,
competitor,
confusion,
contamination,
contention,
corruption,
deduction,
deficit,
dependence,
discrimination,
disparity,
distraction,
dividend,
duplication,
emission,
error,
exemption,
fraud,
funding,
habitat,
hazard,
import,
incentive,
job,
middleman,
need,
obstacle,
odor,
pathogen,
penalty,
pesticide,
playoff,
pollution,
possibility,
poverty,
prejudice,
provision,
quota,
requirement,
restriction,
risk,
rival,
round,
shortage,
subsidy,
suspect,
tariff,
tax,
threat,
toxin,
trace,
uncertainty,
virus,
waste,
weapon
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