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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3110 COCA: 1838

eliminate

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
eliminate ˈlɪməˌneɪt/ verb
eliminates; eliminated; eliminating
eliminate
ˈlɪməˌneɪt/
verb
eliminates; eliminated; eliminating
Learner's definition of ELIMINATE
[+ object]
: to remove (something that is not wanted or needed) : to get rid of (something)清除;消除;根除
: to defeat and remove (a team, player, etc.) from a competition比赛中)淘汰often used as (be/get) eliminated常用作(be/get) eliminated
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3110 COCA: 1838

eliminate

verb

elim·​i·​nate i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt How to pronounce eliminate (audio)
eliminated; eliminating

transitive verb

1
a
: to put an end to or get rid of : remove
eliminate errors
b
: to remove from consideration
eliminate someone as a suspect
c
: to remove from further competition by defeating
the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs
2
: to expel (waste) from the living body
3
mathematics : to cause to disappear by combining two or more equations
eliminate an unknown quantity

intransitive verb

: to expel waste from the living body
eliminative adjective
eliminator noun

Example Sentences

Doctors seek to eliminate the causes of the epidemic. The body naturally eliminates waste products. The company plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs in the coming year. She's trying to eliminate fatty foods from her diet.
Recent Examples on the Web But that law alone won’t be enough to eliminate US greenhouse gases by 2050, a target that climate scientists say the world as a whole must reach to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Last week, the California board approved a plan to eliminate the sale of gas and diesel vehicles in the state by 2035 as part of a broader push for zero-emission vehicles to combat climate change. Yael Halon, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 To eliminate all its greenhouse emissions, PGE would need to supersize its fleet of renewable energy resources and manage them for longevity, maximizing production for decades to come. The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Getting the rest of the way to net zero depends on hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as aviation, industrial processes and agriculture for which commercially viable technology to eliminate emissions doesn’t yet exist. Greg Ip, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration has made nuclear power a focal point of its efforts to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector by 2035. New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022 That’s also clean electricity that the project isn’t producing for ratepayers who are demanding and paying for it, from a utility that has pledged to eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022 The department – the first of its kind in the country – was created to eliminate the gap between the community and law enforcement by placing a trans woman as the first point of contact for victims. Hasan Ali, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2022 Hainan’s authorities had aimed to eliminate community transmission by Aug. 12. Bloomberg.com, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare, from e- + limin-, limen threshold

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of eliminate was in 1628
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3110 COCA: 1838
eliminate

verb

ADVERB | VERB + ELIMINATE | PREPOSITION ADVERBaltogether, completely, entirely, totally完全排除;徹底清除;全部消除The risk cannot be eliminated altogether.這個危險還不能完全排除。This procedure does not completely eliminate the possibility of an accident.這一程序不能徹底排除事故出現的可能。almost, nearly, practically, virtually差不多完全清除;幾乎完全清除largely基本上清除effectively, essentially有效清除;本質上清除Getting this job has effectively eliminated his financial worries.找到這份工作有效地消除了他的經濟擔憂。successfully成功清除possibly, potentially可能清除eventually, ultimately最終清除a policy that they claim will eventually eliminate corruption in the industry他們聲稱最終會清除業界腐敗的一項政策gradually逐漸清除quickly, rapidly快速/迅速清除immediately立即清除VERB + ELIMINATEseek to, take steps to, try to尋求排除;採取措施清除;試圖消除help (to)有助於清除be designed to旨在消除The single market is designed to eliminate barriers to free movement.建立單一市場是為了消除阻礙自由流通的壁壘。be impossible to不可能清除PREPOSITIONfrom從⋯中排除Try to eliminate fatty foods from your diet.盡量不吃含脂肪多的食物。

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