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eliminate
verb
eliminate from the body
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 9
- Starts with
- E
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- LIMINAT
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪˈlɪməneɪt
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
eliminate from the body
“Pass a kidney stone”
verb
kill in large numbers
“the plague wiped out an entire population”
verb
terminate, end, or take out
“Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics”
verb
remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
verb
dismiss from consideration or a contest
“John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi”
verb
remove from a contest or race
“The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race”
verb
get rid of something
In context
Example Sentences
Pass a kidney stone
the plague wiped out an entire population
Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics
Socialism extinguished these archaic customs
eliminate my debts
John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race
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