to eliminate
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3.4
- verb
- /ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/
:
eliminar
- In the last two years, the Philadelphia Public Schools have eliminated 5,000 positions.
- eliminated from consideration
- eliminate a rival
- eliminate a position
Three, they want to eliminate the competition.
- Three, they want to eliminate the competition.
- E items should be eliminated from your list.
Examples
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The object of the game is to eliminate the opposing players.
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Tonight we eliminate one more of you.
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Three, they want to eliminate the competition.
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At least it would eliminate certain other possibilities.
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Despite government promises to eliminate child poverty, it actually increased in the mid-1990s and 2000s.
Academic text (2011) -
Through this process, various options will be eliminated until an optimal intervention is mutually agreed on.
Academic text (2011) -
Eliminate the competition.
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Hadn't we eliminated him as a suspect after the whole salsa incident?
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By informing students of specific criteria, the teacher eliminated some of the ambiguity in the task.
Academic text (2011) -
In the final round of the tournament, we will eliminate one team to determine the champion.
Synonyms
∞
1.5
To move something or someone away from a place
∞
1.6
To remove or throw away something you do not want
948
1.9
To remove something from a place or container
839
1.9
Refuse to accept someone or something
246
3.5
Decide that an idea, cause or option should not be considered
236
3.0
To force someone to leave a place, job, or group
88
3.7
Remove something so it is no longer used
46
3.4
To remove someone or something from a competition by defeating them
37
3.8
To remove unwanted people or things from a group
1
7.1
Remove people or things from a group because they are not suitable
To remove someone from a list of chosen candidates
To remove someone from a group of chosen people, for example a team
Antonyms
How Removed
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3.4
80
6.2
354
3.4
116
3.7
338
3.0
∞
3.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eliminate comes from Latin ex- 'out' and limen 'threshold', so the original idea is to send something out past the door. So in a competition, to eliminate a team is to remove them from the contest so they are no longer involved.