eliminate

  • 11eliminate — e|lim|i|nate [ıˈlımıneıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: eliminatus, past participle of eliminare to put out of doors ] 1.) to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted eliminate a need/possibility/risk/problem etc …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12eliminate */*/ — UK [ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt] / US [ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms eliminate : present tense I/you/we/they eliminate he/she/it eliminates present participle eliminating past tense eliminated past participle eliminated 1) to get rid of something that …

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  • 13eliminate — [[t]ɪlɪ̱mɪneɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ eliminates, eliminating, eliminated 1) VERB To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely. [FORMAL] [V n] The Sex Discrimination Act has not eliminated discrimination… …

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  • 14eliminate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare, from e + limin , limen threshold Date: 1568 transitive verb 1. a. to put an end to or get rid of ; remove, eradicate < the need to …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15eliminate — eliminability /i lim euh neuh bil i tee/, n. eliminative, adj. /i lim euh nayt /, v.t., eliminated, eliminating. 1. to remove or get rid of, esp. as being in some way undesirable: to eliminate risks; to eliminate hunger. 2. to omit, esp. as being …

    Universalium

  • 16eliminate — /ɪ lɪmɪneɪt/ verb to remove ● to eliminate defects in the system ● Using a computer should eliminate all possibility of error. ● We have decided to eliminate this series of old products from our range. ● Most of the candidates were eliminated&#8230; …

    Marketing dictionary in english

  • 17eliminate — /ɪ lɪmɪneɪt/ verb to remove ● to eliminate defects in the system ● Using a computer should eliminate all possibility of error. ● We have decided to eliminate this series of old products from our range. ● Most of the candidates were eliminated&#8230; …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 18eliminate — e|lim|i|nate [ ı lımı,neıt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to get rid of something that is not wanted or needed: Many infectious diseases have been virtually eliminated. eliminate something from something: He has had to eliminate dairy products from&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19eliminate — [16] To eliminate somebody is literally to ‘kick them out of doors’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin ēlīnāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and līmen ‘threshhold’ (source also of English subliminal and probably&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 20eliminate — [16] To eliminate somebody is literally to ‘kick them out of doors’. The word comes from the past participle of Latin ēlīnāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and līmen ‘threshhold’ (source also of English subliminal and probably&#8230; …

    Word origins