EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary
elim·i·nate
| \ i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt \ - to put an end to or get rid of : remove
- to remove from consideration
- to remove from further competition by defeating
eliminated; eliminating
- transitive verb
1 a : to put an end to or get rid of : remove //eliminate errors b : to remove from consideration //eliminate someone as a suspect
c : to remove from further competition by defeating //the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs
2 : to expel (waste) from the living body
3 mathematics : to cause to disappear by combining two or more equations //eliminate an unknown quantity
- intransitive verb
: to expel waste from the living body
Other Words
- eliminative \ i-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tiv \ adjective
- eliminator \ i-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tər \ noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ban, verb
elim·i·nate
| \ i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt \ - to put an end to or get rid of : remove
- to remove from consideration
- to remove from further competition by defeating
eliminated; eliminating
- transitive verb
1 a : to put an end to or get rid of : remove //eliminate errors b : to remove from consideration //eliminate someone as a suspect
c : to remove from further competition by defeating //the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs
2 : to expel (waste) from the living body
3 mathematics : to cause to disappear by combining two or more equations //eliminate an unknown quantity
- intransitive verb
: to expel waste from the living body
Other Words
- eliminative \ i-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tiv \ adjective
- eliminator \ i-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tər \ noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
ban,