to eliminate
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3.4
- verb
- /ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/
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- In an effort to improve safety, the company plans to eliminate hazardous materials from their production process.
- completely eliminate
- eliminate the need
- eliminate obstacles
So how can we identify drag, eliminate drag to add more flow.
- So how can we identify drag, eliminate drag to add more flow.
- You start to peel away and eliminate all the things that distract you.
- Learning to fear certain things less, to eliminate a phobia, to erase a trauma.
- Then he said, what will you eliminate to get it?
- I have just eliminated the shutter delay.
- They, their plan is to eliminate them outright.
- OK, We've eliminated a large source of pollution.
- So you all agree that it is desirable to eliminate bias, right?
- and Misses Elliott story and entirely eliminated the obscene image.
- But for some of you, it will help completely eliminate the situation.
- Or you know, we're going to give, we're going to eliminate all college debt.
- I'll just do a mask to eliminate all the things that got wrapped around.
Examples
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As a result, this technology significantly reduces, if not completely eliminates, the counterparty risk associated with payments.
Academic text (2017) -
So First things first, let's just eliminate the easy stuff.
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You have to completely eliminate any...
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We are going to demand that fraud be eliminated, right?
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Citizens of America, we are now closer than ever to a historic victory as we eliminate the final pockets of resistance.
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And what steps can we be doing to eliminate these sorts of biases?
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You start to peel away and eliminate all the things that distract you.
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Upon taking office, Klein pledged to eliminate the provincial deficit and eventually the provincial debt.
Academic text (2017) -
It eliminates long lines and confusion at the polls.
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The committee decided to eliminate unnecessary spending in order to balance the budget.
Synonyms
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
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1.9
To remove something from a place or container
682
2.8
Stop something from working or continuing
287
2.0
To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen
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4.6
Put an animal to death because it is seriously ill or dangerous
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4.2
Destroy something so nothing is left
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2.2
Remove all traces of something from memory or history
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3.2
To remove something unwanted from a place
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3.7
Remove something so it is no longer used
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6.6
Remove something harmful completely, for example a disease or pest
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7.5
To destroy something completely so nothing remains
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7.5
To destroy completely, often killing many people
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6.9
To destroy something completely, often on purpose
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7.5
To destroy a large part of a group or population
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4.1
Deal with and finish a problem or task so it no longer causes trouble
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6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
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4.8
Destroy almost all members of a group, like a type of animal or product
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4.6
To make a feeling or idea go away
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6.1
Make a thought or feeling go away so it stops bothering you
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4.0
Remove an outside layer or covering from something to show what is under it
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8.8
To remove all signs of something like a record or memory so it cannot be found
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7.2
To cut out part of a body or text
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7.7
Kill an entire group of people or animals so none are left
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3.6
Remove people completely from a place or group because they are unwanted
9
7.7
Put an end to something or to someone's life
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9.3
To kill someone who is a threat
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8.1
To remove something so it is no longer visible or remembered
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3.9
To destroy or carry something away completely, for example by water
1
9.9
To destroy something completely, including its root
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Etymology
Eliminate comes from a Latin verb made of ex- 'out' and limen 'threshold', which gives the picture of pushing something out past a door. So to eliminate someone or something is to put them 'out' or get rid of them completely.