eliminate — e•lim•i•nate [[t]ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to get rid of; eradicate 2) to omit; leave out 3) to defeat in a contest 4) to kill; slaughter 5) phl Physiol. to expel, as waste, from the body 6) math. to remove (a quantity) from an… … From formal English to slang
Eliminate — E*lim i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eliminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eliminating}.] [L. eliminatus, p. p. of eliminare; e out + limen threshold; prob. akin to limes boundary. See {Limit}.] 1. To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eliminated — Eliminate E*lim i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eliminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eliminating}.] [L. eliminatus, p. p. of eliminare; e out + limen threshold; prob. akin to limes boundary. See {Limit}.] 1. To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eliminating — Eliminate E*lim i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eliminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eliminating}.] [L. eliminatus, p. p. of eliminare; e out + limen threshold; prob. akin to limes boundary. See {Limit}.] 1. To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eliminate — e‧lim‧i‧nate [ɪˈlɪmneɪt] verb [transitive] to get rid of something unnecessary or unwanted: • The company plans to eliminate 2,100 jobs. • The administration s goal was to eliminate all spending restrictions on federal grants. * * * eliminate UK … Financial and business terms
eliminate — 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
eliminate — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables