eliminate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i limə nāt′)

Inflections of 'eliminate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
eliminates
v 3rd person singular
eliminating
v pres p
eliminated
v past
eliminated
v past p

eliminate
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Sense: Verb: get rid of
Synonyms:
get rid of (informal), remove Collocations, take out, discard Collocations, dispose of, throw out, throw away, winnow out, part with, clear away, dump Collocations, ditch Collocations (informal), scrap Collocations, excise, jettison, chuck Collocations (informal), chuck out (informal), chuck away (informal)
Antonyms:
include Collocations, admit Collocations, accept Collocations, welcome Collocations, embrace Collocations, add Collocations, add to, create Collocations, make Collocations, establish Collocations, keep Collocations, retain Collocations, hold on to, preserve Collocations, help Collocations, aid Collocations, save Collocations
Sense: Verb: rule out
Synonyms:
rule out, remove sth/sb from the equation, count out, reject Collocations, disqualify, remove sth/sb from consideration, remove sth/sb from competition, drop sth/sb from competition, take sth off the table, strike off, cull
Sense: Verb: discontinue
Synonyms:
discontinue, abolish, repeal Collocations, be done with (informal), do away with (informal), dispense with, cancel Collocations, cut out, phase out, stop using, stop Collocations, end Collocations, abrogate, waive Collocations
Sense: Verb: leave out
Synonyms:
leave out, omit Collocations, expunge, except Collocations, exclude Collocations, elide, discount Collocations, remove Collocations, take out, count out, shut out
Sense: Verb: eject
Synonyms:
kick out, oust, evict, eject, dismiss Collocations, ostracize, ostracise (UK), blackball, bar Collocations, ban Collocations, eighty-six (US, slang), throw out, cast out, drive out, strike out, discharge Collocations, bounce Collocations, remove Collocations, fire Collocations, sack Collocations, banish, expel Collocations, deport, exile
Sense: Verb: wipe out
Synonyms:
wipe out, destroy Collocations, stamp out, defeat Collocations, exterminate, eradicate, kill Collocations, murder Collocations, blot out, do away with (informal), rub out, annihilate, obliterate, root out, extirpate
Sense: Verb: beat in a competition
Synonyms:
beat Collocations, defeat Collocations, knock out, get the better of, put out

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