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eliminatory
Variant of eliminate
transitive verb eliminated, eliminating
- to take out; remove; get rid of
- to leave out of consideration; reject; omit
- to drop (a person, team, etc. losing a round or match in a contest) from further competition
- Algebra to get rid of (an unknown quantity) by combining equations
- Physiol. to expel (waste products) from the body; excrete
Related Forms:
- elimination noun
- eliminative adjective
- eliminator noun
- eliminatory adjective
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