eliminate
/ɪ'lɪmə,neɪt/
verb
9 letters4 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
VERB
1
Eliminate from the body.
2
Kill in large numbers.
3
Do away with.
4
Terminate, end, or take out.
“Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics”
“eliminate my debts”
5
Dismiss from consideration or a contest.
“This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration”
6
Remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations.
7
Remove from a contest or race.
“The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race”
WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineliminateway
Starts & ends withE … E
Syllablese · lim · i · nate
SYNONYMS & RELATED18
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