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eliminate

/ɪˈlɪm.ɪ.neɪt/ verbe B1

En français : éliminer, tuer

  1. To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. (transitive)
  2. To render (a facility) unusable, to destroy it; to disable (a soldier), make them unable to fight (typically but not necessarily by killing) (transitive)
  3. To kill (a person or animal). (slang, transitive) · a ruthless mobster who eliminated his enemies
  4. To excrete (waste products).
  5. To exclude (from investigation or from further competition). (transitive) · Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.· John was eliminated as a contestant when it was found he had gained, rather than lost, weight.
  6. To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.

He/she/it eliminates · Prétérit eliminated · Participe passé eliminated · Forme en -ing eliminating

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Dans la bibliothèque

We will eliminate Bradshaw.
The Valley of Fear, p. 7 · C1
"That process," said I, "starts upon the supposition that when you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains however improbable, must be the truth.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 26 · B2
I really think that we may eliminate him entirely from our calculations.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 62 · C1
Should we eliminate homework entirely, or is there a middle ground we can reach?
Is Homework Really Worth It?, p. 1 · B2

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