American English pronunciation
How to pronounce eliminated
IPA transcription: [ɪ'lɪmə,neɪtəd]
Pronunciation variants: [ɪ'lɪmə,neɪtəd][ɪ'lɪmə,neɪtɪd]
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Verb
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terminate, end, or take out
“Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics”
“Socialism extinguished these archaic customs”
“eliminate my debts”
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do away with
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kill in large numbers
“the plague wiped out an entire population”
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dismiss from consideration or a contest
“John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi”
“This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration”
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eliminate from the body
“Pass a kidney stone”
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remove from a contest or race
“The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race”
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remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations
Usage examples
- Jordan has eliminated his brothers with the Penguins in both instances.
- They were then eliminated by Victory Challenge in the first knock-out stage.
- The game proceeds, with Bransford the first eliminated.
- The rest will be eliminated.
- We hope that these shortcomings will be eliminated in the future.
- The players remaining on the other teams, Brent and Matthew each eliminated several players.
- He eliminated all professional musicians save the organist.
- They were then eliminated on the sixth week.
- The Senate, however, essentially passed the House version that eliminated the program.
- Incorrect choices deducted points from a player's score; an eliminated incorrect answer cost more.