单词 | eliminate |
释义 | Word Frequency eliminate(ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt) verb (transitive) ▶ USAGE Eliminate is sometimes wrongly used to talk about avoiding the repetition of something undesirable:we must prevent (not eliminate) further mistakes of this kind1. to remove or take out; get rid of 2. to reject as trivial or irrelevant; omit from consideration 3. to remove (a competitor, team, etc) from a contest, usually by defeat 4. slang to murder in a cold-blooded manner 5. physiology to expel (waste matter) from the body 6. mathematics to remove (an unknown variable) from two or more simultaneous equations Derived forms eliminable (eˈliminable) adjective eliminability (eˌliminaˈbility) noun eliminant (eˈliminant) noun eliminative (eˈliminative) or eliminatory (eˈliminatory) adjective eliminator (eˈlimiˌnator) noun Word origin C16: from Latin ēlīmināre to turn out of the house, from e- out + līmen threshold |
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