Word Information

Eliminate

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Definitions for Eliminate

verb
terminate, end, or take out
Synonyms
extinguish get rid of do away with
Examples
  1. Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
  2. Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
  3. eliminate my debts
verb
do away with
Synonyms
obviate rid of
verb
kill in large numbers
Synonyms
Examples
  1. the plague wiped out an entire population
verb
dismiss from consideration or a contest
Synonyms
rule out winnow out reject
Examples
  1. John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
  2. This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
verb
eliminate from the body
Synonyms
Examples
  1. Pass a kidney stone
verb
remove from a contest or race
Examples
  1. The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race
verb
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

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