eliminate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 7 senses of the word *eliminate*:
VERB	change	eliminate, extinguish, get rid of, do away with	terminate, end, or take out
stative	eliminate, obviate, rid of	do away with
change	eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off	kill / kill / kill in large numbers
cognition	eliminate, rule out, winnow out, reject	dismiss from consideration or a contest
body	eliminate, excrete, egest, pass	eliminate from the body
competition	eliminate	remove from a contest or race
change	eliminate	remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

eliminate pronunciation
Sounds	ihlih'mahney.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

Englisheliminate: 7 senses verb 1, change
Meaning	Terminate, end, or take out.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics" "eliminate my debts"
Synonyms	extinguish, get rid of, do away with
Entailed by	screen	Examine methodically
Narrower	cancel out, wipe out	wipe out the effect of something
	cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise	weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
	cut out	Delete or remove
	decouple	Reduce or eliminate the coupling of (one circuit or part to another)
	decouple	Eliminate airborne shock waves from (an explosive)
	drown	Get rid of as if by submerging / submerging
	exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
	knock out	Eliminate
	obliterate	Do away with completely, without leaving a trace
	snuff out, extinguish	put an end to
Broader	destroy, destruct	Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Spanish	acabar con, desembarazarse, deshacerse, eliminar, extinguir, librarse de
Catalan	desembarassar-se, desempallegar-se, eliminar
Nouns	elimination	the murder of a competitor
	elimination	the act of removing or getting rid of something
	eliminator	an agent that eliminates something

Englisheliminate: 7 senses verb 2, stative
Meaning	Do away with.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	obviate, rid of
Narrower	preclude, rule out, close out	make impossible, especially beforehand
Opposite	necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand	require as useful, just, or proper
Spanish	deshacerse, eliminar, librarse, obviar
Catalan	desfer-se, deslliurar-se, eliminar, obviar

Englisheliminate: 7 senses verb 3, change
Meaning	kill / kill / kill in large numbers.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	They want to eliminate the prisoners
Synonyms	annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
Broader	kill	Cause to die
Similar to	decimate	kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies
Spanish	anihilar, aniquilar, diezmar, eliminar, erradicar
Catalan	anihilar, aniquilar, delmar, eliminar, eradicar, erradicar

Englisheliminate: 7 senses verb 4, cognition
Meaning	dismiss from consideration or a contest.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
Synonyms	rule out, winnow out, reject
Spanish	descartar, eliminar, evitar, rechazar
Catalan	descartar, eliminar, evitar, rebutjar

Englisheliminate: 7 senses verb 5, body
Meaning	Eliminate from the body.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	excrete, egest, pass
Narrower	evacuate, void, empty	excrete or discharge from the body
	exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze	Release (a liquid / liquid) in drops or small quantities
	make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water	Eliminate urine
	stool, defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make	Have a bowel movement
	sweat, sudate, perspire	excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
	urinate	Pass after the manner of urine
	vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Broader	exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release	Eliminate (a substance)
Spanish	eliminar, excretar
Catalan	eliminar, excretar
Nouns	elimination	the bodily process of discharging waste matter

Englisheliminate: 7 senses verb 6, competition
Meaning	Remove from a contest or race.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
Broader	beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish	Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Englisheliminate: 7 senses verb 7, change
Meaning	Remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Category	mathematics, math, maths	A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
Broader	remove, take, take away, withdraw	Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Nouns	elimination	the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations

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