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eliminate definition
eliminate |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb eliminate 4 of 6 senses of eliminate Sense 1 eliminate, get rid of do away with => cancel out wipe out => obliterate => knock out => drown => cut out => cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise => snuff out extinguish => exclude, except, leave out leave off omit, take out Sense 2 obviate, rid of eliminate => preclude, rule out close out Sense 5 excrete, egest, eliminate, pass => sweat, perspire => exude, exudate, transude, ooze out ooze => make urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water => defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make => vomit, vomit up cast, sick, cat, regurgitate, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, throw up Sense 6 evacuate, void, eliminate, empty => suction Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb eliminate 4 of 6 senses of eliminate Sense 1 eliminate, get rid of do away with => cancel out wipe out => obliterate => knock out => drown => cut out => excise => cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise => snuff out extinguish => stamp => smother, put out => exclude, except, leave out leave off omit, take out => elide Sense 2 obviate, rid of eliminate => preclude, rule out close out Sense 5 excrete, egest, eliminate, pass => sweat, perspire => swelter => exude, exudate, transude, ooze out ooze => reek, fume => transpire => extravasate => stream => gum => secrete, release => water => make urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water => wet => stale => defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make => dung => vomit, vomit up cast, sick, cat, regurgitate, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, throw up Sense 6 evacuate, void, eliminate, empty => suction Entailment of verb eliminate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb eliminate 6 senses of eliminate Sense 1 eliminate, get rid of do away with => destroy, destruct Sense 2 obviate, rid of eliminate Sense 3 eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out decimate, carry off => kill Sense 4 rule out eliminate, reject Sense 5 excrete, egest, eliminate, pass => discharge, expel, eject, release Sense 6 evacuate, void, eliminate, empty => discharge, expel, eject, release Familiarity of verb eliminate eliminate used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb eliminate Sense 1 eliminate, get rid of do away with => destroy, destruct -------------- Sense 2 obviate, rid of eliminate -------------- Sense 3 eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out decimate, carry off => kill -------------- Sense 4 rule out eliminate, reject -------------- Sense 5 excrete, egest, eliminate, pass => discharge, expel, eject, release -------------- Sense 6 evacuate, void, eliminate, empty => discharge, expel, eject, release -------------- Overview of verb eliminate The verb eliminate has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (40) eliminate, get rid of do away with -- (terminate or take out "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics") 2. (13) obviate, rid of eliminate -- (do away with) 3. (2) eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out decimate, carry off -- (kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population") 4. (1) rule out eliminate, reject -- (dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration") 5. (1) excrete, egest, eliminate, pass -- (eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone") 6. evacuate, void, eliminate, empty -- (excrete or discharge from the body) Overview of verb eliminate The verb eliminate has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (40) eliminate, get rid of do away with -- (terminate or take out "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics") 2. (13) obviate, rid of eliminate -- (do away with) 3. (2) eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out decimate, carry off -- (kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population") 4. (1) rule out eliminate, reject -- (dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration") 5. (1) excrete, egest, eliminate, pass -- (eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone") 6. evacuate, void, eliminate, empty -- (excrete or discharge from the body)
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