eliminate


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eliminate
v. remove, get rid of

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eliminate

Verb
1. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"
(synonym) get rid of, do away with
(hypernym) destroy, destruct
(hyponym) cancel out, wipe out
(derivation) elimination, riddance
2. do away with
(synonym) obviate, rid of
(hyponym) preclude, rule out, close out
3. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
(synonym) annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
(hypernym) kill
(verb-group) decimate
4. dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
(synonym) rule out, reject
5. eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
(synonym) excrete, egest, pass
(hypernym) discharge, expel, eject, release
(hyponym) sweat, sudate, perspire
(derivation) elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding
6. remove from a contest or race; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
(hypernym) beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish
7. remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(derivation) elimination
(classification) mathematics, math, maths


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eliminare
v. eliminate, remove, stamp out, cut out, zap
 
eliminato
adj. eliminated, got rid of; exterminated; wiped off

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eliminar
v. eliminate, get rid of, remove; obviate, remove an obstacle in advance; obliterate
 
eliminarse
v. play in an eliminating round (Sports), leave, go away from (Mexico)

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eliminate
v. odstranit; vyloučit; vyřadit