What does Eliminate mean?
Definitions for Eliminate
ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪtelim·i·nate
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Princeton's WordNet
extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away withverb
terminate, end, or take out
"Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"
obviate, rid of, eliminateverb
do away with
eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry offverb
kill in large numbers
"the plague wiped out an entire population"
rule out, eliminate, winnow out, rejectverb
dismiss from consideration or a contest
"John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
excrete, egest, eliminate, passverb
eliminate from the body
"Pass a kidney stone"
eliminateverb
remove from a contest or race
"The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race"
eliminateverb
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
Wiktionary
eliminateverb
To kill (a person or animal).
eliminateverb
To excrete (waste products).
eliminateverb
To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
eliminateverb
To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
Etymology: From eliminatus, past participle of eliminare, from e + limen, akin to limes; see limit.
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eliminate
Eliminate generally means to remove or get rid of something completely. It can refer to a wide variety of actions such as destroying, eradicating, excluding, or dismissing something from a certain context or environment.
Webster Dictionary
Eliminateverb
to put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release; to set at liberty
Eliminateverb
to cause to disappear from an equation; as, to eliminate an unknown quantity
Eliminateverb
to set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive inquiry; to leave out of consideration
Eliminateverb
to obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion
Eliminateverb
to separate; to expel from the system; to excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system
Etymology: [L. eliminatus, p. p. of eliminare; e out + limen threshold; prob. akin to limes boundary. See Limit.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Eliminate
ē-lim′in-āt, v.t. to thrust out: to remove, cancel: to leave out of consideration.—adj. Elim′inable.—n. Eliminā′tion. [L. eliminăre, -ātum—e, out, limen, liminis, a threshold.]
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Eliminate' in Verbs Frequency: #641
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Eliminate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Eliminate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Eliminate in a Sentence
I know some devices have the special lighting settings, but even those don't completely eliminate all the harmful effects of technology.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani:
Unfortunately two countries which are committed to peace and stability are in danger from regional and international terrorism, our discussions were based on how to bring under control and eliminate those ominous phenomena which are obstacles to stability, prosperity and cooperation in the region.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble:
If the states agree, we'll eliminate 'cold progression'.
Senator, I absolutely was an advocate... confirming to US law... to eliminate the security risk posed to North Korea summitDuring Haspel officers by those tapes.
We found out a lot of people don't know that, that's the point: to educate the public and to eliminate this issue of being afraid to talk about it. It shouldn't be a thing we hide.
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Translations for Eliminate
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- القArabic
- премахвам, елиминирам, убивамBulgarian
- eliminarCatalan, Valencian
- odstranit, eliminovatCzech
- beseitigen, eliminieren, umbringen, zerstörenGerman
- matar, eliminarSpanish
- eliminoidaFinnish
- tuerFrench
- deireadhIrish
- menghapuskanIndonesian
- 제거하다Korean
- eliminerenDutch
- likwidować, zlikwidowaćPolish
- уничтожать, Устранить, уничтожить, ликвидироватьRussian
- zhduk, eliminoj, asgjësojAlbanian
- తొలగించడానికిTelugu
- loại bỏVietnamese
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