e·lim·i·nate ( -lm  -n t )tr.v. e·lim·i·nat·ed, e·lim·i·nat·ing, e·lim·i·nates 1. To get rid of; remove: an effort to eliminate homelessness; eliminated his enemies. 2. a. To leave out or omit from consideration; reject. b. To remove from consideration by defeating, as in a contest. 3. Mathematics To remove (an unknown quantity) by combining equations. 4. Physiology To excrete (bodily wastes). [Latin  l minre, lmint-, to banish : -, ex-, ex- + lmen, lmin-, threshold.]e·lim i·nation n.e·lim i·native, e·limi·na·tory (-n-tôr, -t r) adj.e·lim i·nator n.Synonyms: eliminate, eradicate, liquidate, purge These verbs mean to wipe out someone or something, especially by using drastic methods such as banishment or execution: eliminated all opposition; eradicate guerrilla activity; liquidating traitors; purged the army of dissidents. |
elimination [ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən]
n
1. the act of eliminating or the state of being eliminated
2. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (qualified by the name of an operation) a syntactic rule specifying the conditions under which a formula or statement containing the specified operation may permit the derivation of others that do not contain it conjunction-elimination universal elimination
3. (Chemistry) Chem a type of chemical reaction involving the loss of a simple molecule, such as water or carbon dioxide
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  elimination - the act of removing or getting rid of somethingsimplification - elimination of superfluous details |
| 2. |  elimination - the bodily process of discharging waste matterexpelling, discharge, emission - any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" incontinence, incontinency - involuntary urination or defecation micturition, urination - the discharge of urine | |
| 3. | elimination - analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives analytic thinking, analysis - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations | |
| 4. | elimination - the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations | |
| 5. | elimination - the murder of a competitor |
elimination
noun removal, end, withdrawal, taking away, disposal, abolition, purging, termination, eradication, banishment the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons
Translations
elimination [ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən]
A. N (= suppression) → supresión f, eliminación f; (= being eliminated) → eliminación f
by process of elimination → por eliminación
by process of elimination → por eliminación
B. CPD elimination round N → eliminatoria f
elimination [ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən] n
(= eradication) [poverty, discrimination, toxins, nuclear weapons] → élimination f
elimination of sth from sth → élimination de qch de qch
the total elimination of sth from sth → l'éradication f de qch dans qch
elimination of sth from sth → élimination de qch de qch
the total elimination of sth from sth → l'éradication f de qch dans qch
[candidate, team] → élimination f
elimination of sb from sth [+ competition] → élimination f de qn de qch
elimination of sb from sth [+ competition] → élimination f de qn de qch
elimination
n
(= removal) → Ausschluss m, → Ausscheidung f; (of competitor) → Ausschaltung f; (of inflation, poverty, waste) → Beendung f; (of danger, problem) → Beseitigung f; (Physiol) → Ausscheidung f, → Elimination f (spec); (Math) → Elimination f; by (a) process of elimination → durch negative Auslese; our elimination by the German team → die Ausschaltung unserer Mannschaft durch die deutsche
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