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eliminate

[ ih-lim-uh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

eliminated, eliminating.
  1. to remove or get rid of, especially as being in some way undesirable:

    to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  2. 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: , , ,

  3. to remove from further consideration or competition, especially by defeating in a contest.
  4. to eradicate or kill:

    to eliminate the enemy.

  5. Physiology. to void or expel from an organism.
  6. Mathematics. to remove (a quantity) from an equation by elimination.


eliminate

/ 瑟藞濒瑟尘瑟藢苍别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. to remove or take out; get rid of
  2. to reject as trivial or irrelevant; omit from consideration
  3. to remove (a competitor, team, etc) from a contest, usually by defeat
  4. slang.
    to murder in a cold-blooded manner
  5. physiol to expel (waste matter) from the body
  6. maths to remove (an unknown variable) from two or more simultaneous equations
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Eliminate is sometimes wrongly used to talk about avoiding the repetition of something undesirable: we must prevent (not eliminate ) further mistakes of this kind
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Derived Forms

  • 别藞濒颈尘颈苍补苍迟, noun
  • 别藞濒颈尘颈藢苍补迟辞谤, noun
  • 别藢濒颈尘颈苍补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
  • 别藞濒颈尘颈苍补产濒别, adjective
  • 别藞濒颈尘颈苍补迟颈惫别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 别路濒颈尘路颈路苍补路产颈濒路颈路迟测 [ih-lim-, uh, -n, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • 别路濒颈尘顎僫路苍补顎卼颈惫别 adjective
  • non顎叡鹇繁艟背绢僫路苍补顎卼颈惫别 adjective
  • 辫谤别顎卐路濒颈尘顎僫路苍补迟别顎 verb (used with object) preeliminated preeliminating
  • 耻苍顎卐路濒颈尘顎僫路苍补迟顎卐诲 adjective
  • 飞别濒濒顎-别路濒颈尘顎僫路苍补迟顎卐诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of eliminate1

First recorded in 1560鈥70 and in 1915鈥20 eliminate fordef 4; from Latin 脓濒墨尘颈苍腻迟耻蝉 鈥渢urned out of doors鈥 (past participle of 脓濒墨尘颈苍腻谤别 ), equivalent to 脓- 鈥渇rom, out of鈥 + 濒墨尘颈苍-, stem of 濒墨尘别苍 鈥渢hreshold鈥 + -腻迟耻蝉 adjective suffix; e- 1, -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of eliminate1

C16: from Latin 脓濒墨尘颈苍腻谤别 to turn out of the house, from e- out + 濒墨尘别苍 threshold
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Example Sentences

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The Trump administration eliminated many internal oversight bodies in Homeland Security, including the DHS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which investigated allegations of wrongdoing.

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Bulk milk surveillance is the main component of the National Milk Testing Strategy, which late in 2024 set out a roadmap for states to follow to eliminate H5N1 bird flu from cattle.

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With Murray cooking the Clippers for a series-high 43 points, they trail the best-of-seven series 3-2 and are on the brink of being eliminated in the first round for the third straight season.

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鈥淎t this funding level, OAR is eliminated as a line office,鈥 the memo stated.

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Jiggly鈥檚 time on 鈥淎ll Stars鈥 did not last very long 鈥 she was eliminated in the second episode 鈥 but the opportunities did not stop there.

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