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eliminate

verb

/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/

Meaning

To completely remove or get rid of something.

Eliminate time-wasting habits.

The new policy aims to eliminate corruption in the system.

eliminate the competition

remove, eradicate, abolish, delete, exterminate, wipe out

Entry 1

remove, eradicate, abolish, delete

Entry 2

remove, eradicate, abolish, exterminate, wipe out

keep, retain, maintain, preserve, include, accept

Entry 1

keep, retain, maintain, preserve

Entry 2

include, accept, retain

eliminate problem, eliminate risk, eliminate waste, eliminate need

To reduce the number of people living in a place.

to pass the tongue over something; to defeat decisively

to welcome someone; to say hello

to give knowledge, skills, or training to someone; to teach

to decorate a surface with a raised design or pattern

to measure the weight of something; to consider carefully