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eliminate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪˈlɪməneɪt/

Verb

transitive slang intransitive

(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to. / (transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal). / (transitive, intransitive, physiology) To excrete (waste products).

Japanese Meaning

完全に取り除く、なくす / （スラングで）人や動物を殺す、処分する / （生理学的に）老廃物を排泄する

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The new recycling program aims to eliminate plastic waste from the city within five years.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

新しいリサイクル計画は、5年以内に市内のプラスチック廃棄物を根絶することを目指している。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.

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Sense（2）

(transitive, slang) To kill (a person or animal).

a ruthless mobster who eliminated his enemies

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Sense（3）

(transitive, intransitive, physiology) To excrete (waste products).

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Sense（4）

(transitive) To exclude (from investigation or from further competition).

Bill was eliminated as a suspect when the police interviewed witnesses.

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Sense（5）

(accounting) To record amounts in a consolidation statement to remove the effects of inter-company transactions.

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