eliminate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪ'lɪməneɪt/

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Verb

Plain form eliminate

Third-person singular eliminates

Past tense eliminated

Past participle eliminated

Present participle eliminating

1. (transitive) If you eliminate something, you make it go away or disappear, or you kill it.

   The recent fixes have eliminated the problems we were having.

   Canada was eliminated in the first round of the world cup.

   He was at risk of being eliminated by the other gang members.

Related words

• elimination
• eliminator