eliminates
Gets rid of
Eliminates is the third-person singular of eliminate, meaning to remove, get rid of, or rule out.
A team eliminates opponents from a tournament by defeating them.
A detective eliminates suspects as new evidence emerges.
In euphemistic use, to eliminate someone can mean to kill them: The spy was eliminated before he could talk.
Causes complete ruin
- wipes outDestroys completely or crashes
- annihilatesDestroys utterly and completely
- obliteratesDestroys completely
- extinguishesCauses to stop burning
exterminates · abolishes · decimates · demolishes · razes · uproots · stamps out · roots out
Removes or concentrated essences
- excisesRemoves by cutting
- deletesRemoves stored information
- clearsRemoves or vindicates
- erasesRemoves marks completely
expunges · purges · strips · flushes · detoxifies · cleanses · filters · dispels
Renders ineligible to participate
- knocks outDefeats by unconsciousness
- cutsSevers or reduces
- dropsDescends or releases
- rejectsRefuses or discards
vetoes · bars · omits · precludes · filters out · culls · narrows down · shortlists
Defeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- vanquishDefeat thoroughly in conflict
- overcomePrevail against difficulty
subdue · crush · dominate · prevail · rout · overpower · conquer · beat
Settles or concludes firmly
- addressesLocations for correspondence
- fixesRepairs or solutions
- remediesTreatments that restore health
- correctsFixes a mistake
troubleshoots · neutralizes · counteracts · negates · offsets · mitigates · reduces · minimizes
destroys
Causes complete ruin
- wipes outDestroys completely or crashes
- annihilatesDestroys utterly and completely
- obliteratesDestroys completely
extinguishes · exterminates · abolishes · decimates · demolishes · razes · uproots · stamps out · roots out · does away with
extracts
Removes or concentrated essences
erases · expunges · purges · strips · flushes · detoxifies · cleanses · filters · dispels · sheds
disqualifies
Renders ineligible to participate
- knocks outDefeats by unconsciousness
- cutsSevers or reduces
- dropsDescends or releases
rejects · vetoes · bars · omits · precludes · filters out · culls · narrows down · shortlists · brackets
victory
Defeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- vanquishDefeat thoroughly in conflict
overcome · subdue · crush · dominate · prevail · rout · overpower · conquer · beat · thrash
resolves
Settles or concludes firmly
- addressesLocations for correspondence
- fixesRepairs or solutions
- remediesTreatments that restore health
corrects · troubleshoots · neutralizes · counteracts · negates · offsets · mitigates · reduces · minimizes · prevents
eliminatesadds
Joins to increase
introduces · inserts · creates · includes · incorporates
- process of eliminationSolving by removing impossibilities
- elimination dietsRemoving foods to identify triggers
- single-elimination tournamentCompetition where losers exit immediately
- elimination roundsSequential contests removing losers
- double eliminationTournament requiring two defeats
- single elimination
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