eliminativeadj.

Brit.

/ᵻˈlɪmᵻnətɪv/, U.S.

/əˈlɪmənədɪv/,

/iˈlɪmənədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eliminate v., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < eliminate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier eliminating adj.Compare post-classical Latin eliminativus (13th cent.).

1. Medicine. Of, relating to, or causing elimination of waste material, foreign or toxic substances, etc., from the body.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > [adjective] > action of excreting

excretic1612

egestivea1676

eliminative1812

eliminatory1819

excretionary1872

1812 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) III. 568 For tho' ‘alimentary Canal’ & the ‘lower digestive and eliminative organs’ are handsome-looking synonimes for Guts, yet they cannot stand the competition with Desertion from Heaven, want of genial Grace, the mind.

1855 Morning Chron. 13 Apr. 2/5 The eliminative treatment [of cholera] obviously presupposes the necessity of assisting nature to get rid of the virus.

1883 Harper's Mag. June 123/2 Diarrhœa presents itself under two chief forms—irritative and eliminative.

1907 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 7 321 What are the three great eliminative channels of the body?

1940 N. J. Eastman Expectant Motherhood (1947) v. 99 Green vegetables..add so-called roughage to the stool and thereby stimulate the eliminative action of the intestines.

1981 Park Forest (Illinois) Star 19 Apr. 2 (advt.) Recurring headaches that can be caused by eye trouble, digestive trouble, eliminative problems,..etc.

2004 County Wedding Mag. 45/2 Smoking and alcohol also challenge the eliminative system.

2. gen. That eliminates, or tends to eliminate, someone or something; concerned or employed in elimination. Also with of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [adjective] > getting rid of

eliminating1743

eliminative1816

1816 J. Bentham Extract Constit. Code: Official Aptitude Maximized 52 Those..by whom..are exercised the several functions, procurative, custoditive, applicative, reparative, and eliminative.

1861 Sat. Rev. 18 May 511 Baxter's habit of mind might be called essentially eliminative.

1883 T. M. Post Serm., Anniv. Exerc. Jacksonville, Ill. 51 [Protestant principles] are naturally..curative or eliminative of the poison of despotism or intolerance.

1919 E. S. Moser Evolution & Man 16 The term chance—eliminative of cause and effect—is conveniently applied where observations concerning the phenomena of Nature are..defective.

1962 W. W. Bartley Retreat to Commitment iii. 57 A basically negative and eliminative spirit like that of Protestant liberalism was bound to leave a religion in a weakened position.

2009 Dover Express (Nexis) 25 June 21 Instead of selecting the speaker by a series of motions, amendments and divisions, the new arrangement is by secret eliminative ballot.

3. Philosophy. Designating an approach to a particular field of enquiry which states that certain terms and concepts used within that field fail to describe or refer to real phenomena, and hence should be eliminated; spec. (esp. in eliminative materialism) designating an extreme form of materialism which denies the existence of some or all types of mental state. Also: of, relating to, or advocating such an approach. Cf. eliminativism n.

ΚΠ

1957 Rev. Metaphysics 10 619 Eliminative Fictionalism... We may..require our modified empiricism to show how transcendental terms may be eliminated from scientific discourse.

1968 Philos. Sci. 35 45 One form [of materialism], which I shall call Eliminative Materialism, denies that there are any nonmaterial entities, events, or states. But we are obviously aware of certain phenomena..and eliminative materialism seems quickly refuted.

1974 Jrnl. Philos. 71 687 The slogan common to all eliminative materialist views is, ‘There are no sensations.’

1992 Philos. Perspectives 6 364 The issue here between eliminative and reductive utilitarianism is familiar from our experience of other disputes regarding the respective merits of an eliminative and a reductive approach.

2011 S. M. Duncan How Free Will Works ii. 41 One view, eliminative materialism, simply denies that there is any such thing as mind at all.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eliminative
释义	eliminativeadj. Brit. /ᵻˈlɪmᵻnətɪv/, U.S. /əˈlɪmənədɪv/, /iˈlɪmənədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: eliminate v., -ive suffix. Etymology: < eliminate v. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier eliminating adj.Compare post-classical Latin eliminativus (13th cent.). 1. Medicine. Of, relating to, or causing elimination of waste material, foreign or toxic substances, etc., from the body. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > [adjective] > action of excreting excretic1612 egestivea1676 eliminative1812 eliminatory1819 excretionary1872 1812 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) III. 568 For tho' ‘alimentary Canal’ & the ‘lower digestive and eliminative organs’ are handsome-looking synonimes for Guts, yet they cannot stand the competition with Desertion from Heaven, want of genial Grace, the mind. 1855 Morning Chron. 13 Apr. 2/5 The eliminative treatment [of cholera] obviously presupposes the necessity of assisting nature to get rid of the virus. 1883 Harper's Mag. June 123/2 Diarrhœa presents itself under two chief forms—irritative and eliminative. 1907 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 7 321 What are the three great eliminative channels of the body? 1940 N. J. Eastman Expectant Motherhood (1947) v. 99 Green vegetables..add so-called roughage to the stool and thereby stimulate the eliminative action of the intestines. 1981 Park Forest (Illinois) Star 19 Apr. 2 (advt.) Recurring headaches that can be caused by eye trouble, digestive trouble, eliminative problems,..etc. 2004 County Wedding Mag. 45/2 Smoking and alcohol also challenge the eliminative system. 2. gen. That eliminates, or tends to eliminate, someone or something; concerned or employed in elimination. Also with of. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > [adjective] > getting rid of eliminating1743 eliminative1816 1816 J. Bentham Extract Constit. Code: Official Aptitude Maximized 52 Those..by whom..are exercised the several functions, procurative, custoditive, applicative, reparative, and eliminative. 1861 Sat. Rev. 18 May 511 Baxter's habit of mind might be called essentially eliminative. 1883 T. M. Post Serm., Anniv. Exerc. Jacksonville, Ill. 51 [Protestant principles] are naturally..curative or eliminative of the poison of despotism or intolerance. 1919 E. S. Moser Evolution & Man 16 The term chance—eliminative of cause and effect—is conveniently applied where observations concerning the phenomena of Nature are..defective. 1962 W. W. Bartley Retreat to Commitment iii. 57 A basically negative and eliminative spirit like that of Protestant liberalism was bound to leave a religion in a weakened position. 2009 Dover Express (Nexis) 25 June 21 Instead of selecting the speaker by a series of motions, amendments and divisions, the new arrangement is by secret eliminative ballot. 3. Philosophy. Designating an approach to a particular field of enquiry which states that certain terms and concepts used within that field fail to describe or refer to real phenomena, and hence should be eliminated; spec. (esp. in eliminative materialism) designating an extreme form of materialism which denies the existence of some or all types of mental state. Also: of, relating to, or advocating such an approach. Cf. eliminativism n. ΚΠ 1957 Rev. Metaphysics 10 619 Eliminative Fictionalism... We may..require our modified empiricism to show how transcendental terms may be eliminated from scientific discourse. 1968 Philos. Sci. 35 45 One form [of materialism], which I shall call Eliminative Materialism, denies that there are any nonmaterial entities, events, or states. But we are obviously aware of certain phenomena..and eliminative materialism seems quickly refuted. 1974 Jrnl. Philos. 71 687 The slogan common to all eliminative materialist views is, ‘There are no sensations.’ 1992 Philos. Perspectives 6 364 The issue here between eliminative and reductive utilitarianism is familiar from our experience of other disputes regarding the respective merits of an eliminative and a reductive approach. 2011 S. M. Duncan How Free Will Works ii. 41 One view, eliminative materialism, simply denies that there is any such thing as mind at all. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1812
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