eliminative
Serving to exclude
Eliminative describes processes that work by removing, excluding, or ruling out.
In philosophy, eliminative materialism holds that common mental concepts like beliefs and desires should be eliminated from scientific discourse rather than reduced to brain states.
In reasoning, eliminative methods narrow possibilities by discarding what doesn't fit: The detective used eliminative logic to identify the suspect.
Medical contexts use it for bodily waste removal.
Removing recorded marks
- deletingRemoving from existence
- expungingRemoving completely from existence
- eradicatingRemoving completely and permanently
- obliteratingDestroying beyond recognition
effacing · excising · subtracting · clearing · exterminating · abolishing · annulling · voiding
Releasing fluid waste
- defecationExpulsion of feces
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- bladderOrgan holding urine
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
colon · rectum · urethra · feces · urine · stool · sweat · perspiration
Removing harmful substances internally
- detoxifyingEliminating toxic substances
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- purgeEliminate unwanted elements
filtering · flushing · decontaminating · chelation · toxins · cleanse · detox · flush
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- simplifyingMaking less complex
- minimizingReducing to smallest extent
- paringCutting away rind
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
decluttering · distillation · abstraction · subtractive · essentializing · stripping · reducing · winnowing
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- reductionismExplaining wholes through parts
- physicalismAll is matter
- behaviorismPsychology studying observable conduct
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
monism · qualia · folk psychology · mental states · consciousness
erasing
Removing recorded marks
- deletingRemoving from existence
- expungingRemoving completely from existence
- eradicatingRemoving completely and permanently
obliterating · effacing · excising · subtracting · clearing · exterminating · abolishing · annulling · voiding · canceling
urination
Releasing fluid waste
- defecationExpulsion of feces
- bowelInternal digestive organ
- bladderOrgan holding urine
kidneys · colon · rectum · urethra · feces · urine · stool · sweat · perspiration · nephrons
detoxification
Removing harmful substances internally
- detoxifyingEliminating toxic substances
- cleansingRemoving dirt or toxins
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
purge · filtering · flushing · decontaminating · chelation · toxins · cleanse · detox · flush · sanitizing
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- simplifyingMaking less complex
- minimizingReducing to smallest extent
- paringCutting away rind
pruning · decluttering · distillation · abstraction · subtractive · essentializing · stripping · reducing · winnowing · condensing
materialism
Prioritizing goods over spirit
- reductionismExplaining wholes through parts
- physicalismAll is matter
- behaviorismPsychology studying observable conduct
functionalism · monism · qualia · folk psychology · mental states · consciousness
eliminativeinclusive
Covering all members
integrative · assimilative · retentive · embracing · absorptive
eliminativeadditive
Substance mixed in
cumulative · augmentative · accretive · accumulative · constructive
- 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