elimination
15
5.6
- noun
- /ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/
- Offensive
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asesinato
- The company's elimination of its main competitor allowed it to dominate the market.
- elimination of the opposition
- elimination of the Jews
- elimination of Israel
Examples
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The elimination of between eleven and twelve million individuals requires a more systematic approach, requires more advanced technology.
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Well, we have our first elimination of the tournament.
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Their elimination could end the war.
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I cannot think of a greater evil than the elimination of an entire race of people.
Blog text (25) -
The ultimate desire is complete control and elimination of those they can.
Blog text (32) -
With their elimination, countless genes that we simply cannot lose will be lost forever.
Fiction book (1993) -
The brutal logic of such an equation would lead to the elimination of most elderly, sick, and disabled people.
Academic text (2001) -
Yet, the elimination of top-ranking officers does not always neutralize the power of the armed forces.
Academic text (1997) -
The best guarantor of Jewish survival, many felt, was the elimination of all racial, ethnic, and religious intolerance.
Academic text (1998) -
It just seems Michael was, at the time, obsessed by the notion that he was being targeted for elimination by the followers of Charles Manson.
Synonyms
106
2.0
Taking something or someone away from a place
36
6.8
The act of getting rid of someone or something unwanted
32
7.4
A complete killing or removal of a group of living things
19
6.8
Complete removal of something unwanted
19
7.4
Removing someone from a place like a home by force or law
15
7.8
A sudden removal of people from an organization for political reasons
2
8.8
Killing people for political or criminal reasons
1
7.0
To remove someone from a job or role, often by force
1
8.2
The act of removing a ruler or leader from power
Compounds
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4.5
A competition where losers leave after each round until one winner remains
- Specialized
A chemical reaction in which one molecule breaks into two smaller molecules by losing atoms or small groups
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Etymology
Elimination comes from the Latin eliminare, with e- or ex- 'out' and limen 'threshold', meaning 'drive out'. A darker use of the word means removing a rival completely, even by killing, because the root idea is getting someone 'out' of the way.