English dictionary
eliminate
/I/'l/I/m/@/,n/eI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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terminate, end, or take out
ExamplesLet's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics.
Eliminate my debts.
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do away with
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kill in large numbers
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dismiss from consideration or a contest
ExamplesThis possibility can be eliminated from our consideration.
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eliminate from the body
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remove from a contest or race
ExamplesThe cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race.
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remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
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To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty.
Source: webster1913