eliminate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Synonyms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin eliminatus, pp. of eliminare (“‘to turn out of doors, banish’”) < e (“‘out’”) + limen (“‘a threshold’”), akin to limes (“‘a boundary’”); see limit.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪ'lɪməneɪt/

[edit] Verb

to eliminate (third-person singular simple present eliminates, present participle eliminating, simple past and past participle eliminated)

1. (transitive) To completely destroy (something) so that it no longer exists.
2. (slang) To kill (a person or animal).
3. (physiology) To excrete (waste products).
4. to exclude.

   Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.

   John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:destroy
• See also Wikisaurus:eliminate (as in reality television competitions)

[edit] Related terms

• eliminable
• eliminant
• elimination
• eliminative
• eliminator
• eliminatory

[edit] Synonyms

• give the chop to
• give the boot to
• give the sack to
• give the walking papers to
• vote off

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• eliminate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• eliminate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

eliminate

1. Second-person plural present tense of eliminare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of eliminare.
3. Feminine plural of eliminato.