eliminate
IPA: ɪɫˈɪmʌneɪt
verb
- (transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
- (transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal).
- (transitive, intransitive, physiology) To excrete (waste products).
- (transitive) To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).
- (accounting) To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.
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Examples of "eliminate" in Sentences
- In the end, the liana was eliminated.
- The title of the article was eliminated.
- Abstinence virtually eliminates the chance.
- The loser of the challenge is then eliminated.
- Eliminate the requirement, and the problems vanish.
- Hygienic disposal of waste would be sufficient to eliminate the disease.
- In theory the elimination of the price ceiling would eliminate the shortage.
- This removal would also eliminate a considerable quantity of maladroit writing.
- As far as I'm concerned, the right thing to eliminate is Nancy Pelosi, at least from her seat in Congress.
- We collectively are making the virtual elimination of these new infections in children an achievable goal, deliberately using the word "eliminate" -- not just "prevent."
- If the word eliminate only makes you want them more, then make a pact with yourself to systematically cut back until you have only the occasional soda or other sugary drink as part of a planned treat.