Kilo Lingo

/ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/

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Translation

To remove something completely, or to knock a player or team out of a competition.

Word origin

From Latin eliminare meaning to push out of the door, from e (out) and limen (doorstep).

Origin
Latin
Root
eliminare
English cognates
preliminary

Grammar

Verb typeregular (eliminate, eliminates, eliminated)

Examples

mistakes .

Eliminate means to remove something completely.

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In sport, an eliminated team is out of the competition.

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Here eliminate means the need is gone completely.

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This word is part of lesson 55.