eliminate

verb

elim·i·nate i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt How to pronounce eliminate (audio)

eliminated; eliminating

transitive verb

: to put an end to or get rid of : remove

eliminate errors

: to remove from consideration

eliminate someone as a suspect

: to remove from further competition by defeating

the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs

: to expel (waste) from the living body

mathematics : to cause to disappear by combining two or more equations

eliminate an unknown quantity

intransitive verb

: to expel waste from the living body

eliminative

i-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tiv How to pronounce eliminate (audio)

adjective

eliminator

i-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tər How to pronounce eliminate (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Doctors seek to eliminate the causes of the epidemic. The body naturally eliminates waste products. The company plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year. She's trying to eliminate fatty foods from her diet.

Recent Examples on the Web But that law alone won’t be enough to eliminate US greenhouse gases by 2050, a target that climate scientists say the world as a whole must reach to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.

BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Last week, the California board approved a plan to eliminate the sale of gas and diesel vehicles in the state by 2035 as part of a broader push for zero-emission vehicles to combat climate change.

Yael Halon, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 To eliminate all its greenhouse emissions, PGE would need to supersize its fleet of renewable energy resources and manage them for longevity, maximizing production for decades to come.

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Getting the rest of the way to net zero depends on hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as aviation, industrial processes and agriculture for which commercially viable technology to eliminate emissions doesn’t yet exist.

Greg Ip, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration has made nuclear power a focal point of its efforts to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector by 2035.

New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 That’s also clean electricity that the project isn’t producing for ratepayers who are demanding and paying for it, from a utility that has pledged to eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.

oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022 The department – the first of its kind in the country – was created to eliminate the gap between the community and law enforcement by placing a trans woman as the first point of contact for victims.

Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2022 Hainan’s authorities had aimed to eliminate community transmission by Aug. 12.

Bloomberg.com, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	eliminating
释义	eliminate verb elim·i·nate i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt eliminated; eliminating transitive verb 1 a : to put an end to or get rid of : remove eliminate errors b : to remove from consideration eliminate someone as a suspect c : to remove from further competition by defeating the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs 2 : to expel (waste) from the living body 3 mathematics : to cause to disappear by combining two or more equations eliminate an unknown quantity intransitive verb : to expel waste from the living body eliminative i-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tiv adjective eliminator i-ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tər noun Synonyms ban bar close out count (out) debar except exclude freeze out rule out shut out See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Doctors seek to eliminate the causes of the epidemic. The body naturally eliminates waste products. The company plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year. She's trying to eliminate fatty foods from her diet. Recent Examples on the Web But that law alone won’t be enough to eliminate US greenhouse gases by 2050, a target that climate scientists say the world as a whole must reach to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Last week, the California board approved a plan to eliminate the sale of gas and diesel vehicles in the state by 2035 as part of a broader push for zero-emission vehicles to combat climate change. Yael Halon, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 To eliminate all its greenhouse emissions, PGE would need to supersize its fleet of renewable energy resources and manage them for longevity, maximizing production for decades to come. The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Getting the rest of the way to net zero depends on hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as aviation, industrial processes and agriculture for which commercially viable technology to eliminate emissions doesn’t yet exist. Greg Ip, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration has made nuclear power a focal point of its efforts to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector by 2035. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 That’s also clean electricity that the project isn’t producing for ratepayers who are demanding and paying for it, from a utility that has pledged to eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022 The department – the first of its kind in the country – was created to eliminate the gap between the community and law enforcement by placing a trans woman as the first point of contact for victims. Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2022 Hainan’s authorities had aimed to eliminate community transmission by Aug. 12. Bloomberg.com, 13 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare, from e- + limin-, limen threshold First Known Use 1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2 Kids Definition eliminate verb elim·i·nate i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt eliminated; eliminating : to get rid of : do away with Medical Definition eliminate transitive verb elim·i·nate -ˌnāt eliminated; eliminating : to expel (as waste) from the living body eliminating verb present participle of eliminate as in excluding to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of the stiff entry fee is intended to eliminate less-than-serious competitors Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance excluding banning preventing prohibiting barring banishing debarring expelling excepting suspending shutting out obviating freezing out precluding ruling out exiling blocking impeding hindering closing one's doors to deterring ostracizing closing out excommunicating deporting obstructing counting (out) blacklisting ousting halting ceasing blackballing disregarding discontinuing checking off staving off throwing out warding (off) combing (out) weeding (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms including admitting receiving accepting embracing taking in entertaining welcoming unbanning See More
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eliminate

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