to eliminate
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4.3
- verb
- /ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/
- Specialized
- Military policies and programs directed toward eliminating drug abuse among military personnel appear to have been successful.
- eliminate drugs
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Watch on YouTubeOur stool eliminates not just waste matter, but toxins.
- Our stool eliminates not just waste matter, but toxins.
- Like, my cells are either building on themselves and they're replicating, or they're eliminating junk and maybe they're dying off.
Examples
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Creatinine is an end product of muscle metabolism and is eliminated from the body by the kidney.
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Their body is fighting it and winning, eliminating it.
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Indeed, it played a role in helping eliminate the disease from Europe in 1928.
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Bovine brucellosis has been nearly eliminated from livestock in the United States.
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Thus, to ensure healthy body tissue development, it is prudent to eliminate ETS exposure from children's environments.
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You eliminate nitrous oxide from manure decomposition and you eliminate methane from ruminant digestion.
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The digestive system works to eliminate waste products from the body.
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Drinking plenty of water can help your body eliminate toxins more efficiently.
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After digestion, the body eliminates unnecessary substances through urine.
Synonyms
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1.9
To remove something from a place or container
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1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
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1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
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3.2
Empty a place or container by removing everything inside
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3.7
Remove something so it is no longer used
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6.3
To remove unwanted substances, things, or people by cleaning
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4.5
Force unwanted people or things out of a place, often using water
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3.8
To remove unwanted things from water, air, or lists by letting the rest pass
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5.0
Push out a substance, for example gas from a body or container
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4.4
To let waste or a small object leave the body
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7.0
To remove waste from the body through urine, sweat or breath
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4.4
Remove harmful substances from the body by drinking more water or sweating
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9.9
To push out waste from the body after digestion
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Etymology
Eliminate comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and limen 'threshold', like sending something out through a door. That's why we also use it for the body 'sending out' or removing waste and chemicals.