Antonyms for eliminates
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ih-lim-uh-neyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪt |
Definition of eliminates
Origin :- 1560s, from Latin eliminatus, past participle of eliminare "thrust out of doors, expel," from ex limine "off the threshold," from ex "off, out" (see ex-) + limine, ablative of limen "threshold" (see limit (n.)).
- Used literally at first; sense of "exclude" first attested 1714; sense of "expel waste from the body" is c.1795. Related: Eliminated; eliminating; eliminative; eliminatory.
- verb remove, throw out
- He can tinker up almost anything, and that eliminates the blacksmith.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- In one case, where Mark has a slur on physicians, Luke eliminates it.
- Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh
- "Then that eliminates all but some member of the office staff," says Old Hickory.
- Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
- It eliminates all difference which may exist between a perception and an emotion.
- Extract from : « The Mind and the Brain » by Alfred Binet
- That eliminates all the others except three—Morton's, Sebring's, and Rothstein's.
- Extract from : « Subspace Survivors » by E. E. Smith
- It eliminates alike that which is better than the environment and that which is worse.
- Extract from : « The Spirit of American Government » by J. Allen Smith
- This eliminates the washing of dishes with the strong fishy odor.
- Extract from : « Standard Paper-Bag Cookery » by Emma Paddock Telford
- Yes; but this eliminates the necessity for making a contract, because this gives certain people rights.
- Extract from : « Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright » by United States Committee on Patents
- In representing this technically he simplifies, emphasises, eliminates and abstracts.
- Extract from : « Beauty and the Beast » by Stewart A. McDowall
- This eliminates the idea that the cave adapted the animals for the life in the dark.
- Extract from : « The Organism as a Whole » by Jacques Loeb
Synonyms for eliminates
- annihilate
- blot out
- bump off
- cancel
- cast out
- count out
- cut out
- defeat
- discard
- discharge
- dismiss
- dispense with
- dispose of
- disqualify
- disregard
- do away with
- drive out
- drop
- eject
- eradicate
- erase
- evict
- exclude
- expel
- exterminate
- get rid of
- ignore
- invalidate
- kill
- knock out
- leave out
- liquidate
- murder
- omit
- oust
- phase out
- put out
- reject
- rub out
- rule out
- set aside
- shut the door on
- slay
- stamp out
- take out
- terminate
- waive
- waste
- wipe out
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