ELIMINATE

/ɪˈlɪməneɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. verb terminate, end, or take out. — synonyms: extinguish, get_rid_of, do_away_with
  2. verb do away with. — synonyms: obviate, rid_of
  3. verb kill in large numbers. — synonyms: annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe_out, decimate, carry_off
  4. verb dismiss from consideration or a contest. — synonyms: rule_out, winnow_out, reject
  5. verb eliminate from the body. — synonyms: excrete, egest, pass
  6. verb remove from a contest or race.
  7. verb remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations.

Examples

  • “a ruthless mobster who eliminated his enemies”
  • “Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.”

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