Skip to content

eliminate

/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/verb4 syllables

Eliminate means: kill in large numbers.

Synonyms for eliminate31

verb, as in kill in large numbers

annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off

verb, as in terminate, end, or take out

extinguish, get rid of, do away with

verb, as in dismiss from consideration or a contest

rule out, winnow out, reject

verb, as in eliminate from the body

excrete, egest, pass

verb, as in get rid of something

obviate, rid of

also used for eliminate

abrogate, abolish, erase, destroy, aerosolize, atomize, benothing, bewreck, blot out, neutralize, break the seal, hit the head, micturate, pass water, pee

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does eliminate mean?7

verb

1

kill in large numbers“the plague wiped out an entire population”

2

terminate, end, or take out“Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics”

3

dismiss from consideration or a contest“John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi”

4

eliminate from the body“Pass a kidney stone”

5

get rid of something

6

remove from a contest or race“The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race”

7

remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with eliminate?1

four syllables

discriminate
Show 27 near rhymes
participateindicatefacilitateanticipateintegrateillustratemanipulatestimulateillustratesgiveawayarticulatemitigateeliminatesoriginateimitateparticipatesfacilitatesoriginatesgiveawaysstimulatesinnovateassimilateintegratesmiddleweightrehabilitateanticipatesdissipate

Eliminate in a sentence

  • If mankind doesn't take care of the environment, the environment may eliminate mankind.CK
  • If you could eliminate one thing from the world, what would it be?CK
  • The sports world should, at this time, eliminate the collusion with criminal organizations.blay_paul
  • These things are straightforward, we can eliminate them.anzart
  • Contrary to machismo stands feminism, which aims to eliminate the inequality between the sexes.RobinvanderVliet
  • After eliminating cash, we'll get credit points–a worldwide prison.maaster
  • When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.Hybrid
  • They won the game, but have been eliminated nonetheless.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of eliminate

as a verb

past tense
eliminated
present participle
eliminating
third-person singular
eliminates
past participle
eliminated